Machu Picchu

It was fantastic. Ok lots of stairs - these Inca's love stairs - but it is really a magic place. The scenery is as good as the pictures and the mountains steep and imposing. You would need to be super fit to walk the Inca trail. We learnt about how they lived,who built it and the human sacrifices though few were done here. It was hot in the morning with brilliant blue skies but the clouds rolled in after lunch and it was a bit cooler. The train ride follows the river. It was very nice but not that spectacular looking like in NZ or Canada.