Machu Picchu

So the day to visit Machu Picchu had arrived. As advised I headed up early morning and started the visit just after 7 in the morning. This was a good decision because there really are less people around in the morning and on that particular day fog came along and it started raining sometime between 9 and 10!

What to tell about such a famous place, what pictures to show?! No I don't have any new angels or shots than what all the million of other tourists have taken. The fog is probably a bit different - that was interesting to watch, how suddenly the whole valley and archeological site were swept in fog and nothing was left to see for a while!

Watching my fellow travelers is also always of interest - especially in so popular places as the Machu Picchu. Check out the pictures below and see what all is included in the services guides provide!

And about Machu Picchu itself? Well the site is imposing: its location, its size and the magnificence of all the buildings or their foundations. The views are stunning and it is hard to imagine how the Inca built this whole city stone by stone - it is soooooo huge, and the mountain sooooooo steep!

All in all, and despite the rain, an interesting visit, but not the most amazing or fabulous place I have been too. Probably because it is so very touristy and everything is so smooth and well prepared to handle the thousands of tourists streaming up to the ruins every day! I also think that the famousness of the place creates such high expectations, which are hard to be fulfilled once you are there. But maybe all looks very different when the sky is blue?!