Machu Picchu - Page 3

Jacko · 04-14-2008

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Originally Posted by TAPPY

Thor your pictures are amazing. What an adventure.

Ditto, Thor! Thanks!

Mamacita · 04-14-2008

Wow. I feel like I've been transported. Thor...amazing.

rackburt · 04-14-2008

I agree! Beautiful photographs and what an adventure!

I watched that Travel Channel episode with Samantha Brown and it looked magical but your pictures are so much more detailed and intimate. Thankyou

Mamacita · 04-14-2008

Speaking of the Travel Channel...It's 9:30pm right now and Anthony Bourdain is on and in Peru. I believe he's next headed to Machu Picchu. What a cool coincidence!

BonnyW · 04-14-2008

I want to go there someday...I really do

I have seen many tours that go to the Galapagos and then end up here "on the way home," or as an added excursion.

It is a trip I would love to go on, someday. Thor, thanks so much for the pics

monte · 04-14-2008

I've been wanting to go to the Galapagos for a few years. Unfortunately, I haven;t met anyone who shares my same passion to go there. One day, I will go.
BTW I do have a friend who is going to Peru on her on this summer. She's been to India, Japan, and serveral other countries travelling on her own. She's a school teacher and every year she spends her summers in a different country. She's an amazing woman.

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Originally Posted by BonnyW

I want to go there someday...I really do

I have seen many tours that go to the Galapagos and then end up here "on the way home," or as an added excursion.

It is a trip I would love to go on, someday. Thor, thanks so much for the pics

Maverick69 · 04-14-2008

Great pics Thor .

Daddy B · 04-14-2008

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Originally Posted by BonnyW

I want to go there someday...I really do

I have seen many tours that go to the Galapagos and then end up here "on the way home," or as an added excursion.

It is a trip I would love to go on, someday

I'm sure Mike has got the hints by now.

Thor Henning · 04-15-2008

Thank you all of you! I am glad I can do this to inspire you to go to this amazing country. I will try to post som more pictures from Peru soon.

Andiline · 04-15-2008

Vanessa, this sounds great! Can't wait to see any pics you might post.

Machu Picchu is on my wish list as well but I am not sure I will make it there next year - probably not.

rackburt · 04-15-2008

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Originally Posted by Mamacita

Speaking of the Travel Channel...It's 9:30pm right now and Anthony Bourdain is on and in Peru. I believe he's next headed to Machu Picchu. What a cool coincidence!

Thanks Mamacita! I read your post and got to the TV just in time to watch him eat a guinea pig

!!! I then got to see him travel to Machu Picchu in style (that train looked fabulous, didn't it?!) Such a wondrous place! Still didn't hold a candle to Thor's pics!

Vanessa, I hope it works out for you! I can't wait to see more!

drewl · 04-15-2008

Great photos, it's on my bucket list.. Ah.. I really want to go!

Rissask · 04-15-2008

Wonderful pictures Thor.

And great advice Anna!

Obviously you really enjoyed it. I didn't know you could do just the last little bit of the trail that last morning; my mom and I could do this trip after all.

coca leaf tea? isn't that was cocaine is made from, coca?

E in DC · 04-15-2008

I missed this thread the first time around, but what a great one!

Vanessa, thanks for starting it. Thor, what amazing pictures. And Anna, I've loved reading about your experiences.

Macchu Picchu is one of my dream destinations. (As are the Galapagos, Bonny and Shirlee.

)

I am following along vicariously and getting the itch to stop dreaming and start planning my own trip.

Thor Henning · 04-15-2008

I just want to show you that Peru is much more than Machu Picchu. Here are some pictures from Amantani. I went to Puno and the Titicaca Lake before going to Cusco. And from Puno I went to the lovely island called Amantani. It was in Puno I met the three boys from Chile. They kind of saved me when I got high sickness.

This is the house where I stayed for 5 days on the island called Amantani. One of the boys from Chile in front.

The daughter from the family where we where staying showing us how to make knitting wool.

And here is the son of the family. A great boy!

Me at the house.

I didn't belive my eyes when I saw this.

This one is made after the European model. This is not how the Indians made it before Columbus.

One of the rush boats they used. The called the rush Balsa.

It was fun talking to the children. In a way it is easier to comunicate with children when you are from a different culture. They are more open to foreigners.

It was a great fiesta when we stayed there. I just had to take a picture when I saw this girl.

Another picture from the fiesta. This is from Plaza de Armas on Amantani. Both women and men where heavy drinkers. The drank home made and it tasted yeast. The day after must have been hard.

Two more pictures from Cusco:

This boy was playing with his grandfather who was blind. They wore their best ponchos.

One of the boys selling sigarettes. This picture is from Plaza de Armas in Cusco.

04-15-2008	#44 (permalink)
E in DC beachaholic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 471	I missed this thread the first time around, but what a great one! Vanessa, thanks for starting it. Thor, what amazing pictures. And Anna, I've loved reading about your experiences. Macchu Picchu is one of my dream destinations. (As are the Galapagos, Bonny and Shirlee.) I am following along vicariously and getting the itch to stop dreaming and start planning my own trip.

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04-14-2008	#32 (permalink)
Mamacita life=playa Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 691	Wow. I feel like I've been transported. Thor...amazing.

04-14-2008	#33 (permalink)
rackburt into ruins Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Way Down South But Not Far Enough Posts: 79	I agree! Beautiful photographs and what an adventure! I watched that Travel Channel episode with Samantha Brown and it looked magical but your pictures are so much more detailed and intimate. Thankyou

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Mamacita life=playa Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 691	Speaking of the Travel Channel...It's 9:30pm right now and Anthony Bourdain is on and in Peru. I believe he's next headed to Machu Picchu. What a cool coincidence!

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BonnyW añejo Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Left Coast...So Cal Posts: 8,897	I want to go there someday...I really do I have seen many tours that go to the Galapagos and then end up here "on the way home," or as an added excursion. It is a trip I would love to go on, someday. Thor, thanks so much for the pics

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Maverick69 añejo Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Regina, Sk , Canada Posts: 1,827	Great pics Thor .

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Thor Henning añejo Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 3,341	Thank you all of you! I am glad I can do this to inspire you to go to this amazing country. I will try to post som more pictures from Peru soon.

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Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 7,603	Vanessa, this sounds great! Can't wait to see any pics you might post. Machu Picchu is on my wish list as well but I am not sure I will make it there next year - probably not.

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drewl life=playa Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 831	Great photos, it's on my bucket list.. Ah.. I really want to go!

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Rissask Brit basher Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 19,652	Wonderful pictures Thor. And great advice Anna! Obviously you really enjoyed it. I didn't know you could do just the last little bit of the trail that last morning; my mom and I could do this trip after all. coca leaf tea? isn't that was cocaine is made from, coca?

04-15-2008	#45 (permalink)
Thor Henning añejo Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 3,341	I just want to show you that Peru is much more than Machu Picchu. Here are some pictures from Amantani. I went to Puno and the Titicaca Lake before going to Cusco. And from Puno I went to the lovely island called Amantani. It was in Puno I met the three boys from Chile. They kind of saved me when I got high sickness. This is the house where I stayed for 5 days on the island called Amantani. One of the boys from Chile in front. The daughter from the family where we where staying showing us how to make knitting wool. And here is the son of the family. A great boy! Me at the house. I didn't belive my eyes when I saw this. This one is made after the European model. This is not how the Indians made it before Columbus. One of the rush boats they used. The called the rush Balsa. It was fun talking to the children. In a way it is easier to comunicate with children when you are from a different culture. They are more open to foreigners. It was a great fiesta when we stayed there. I just had to take a picture when I saw this girl. Another picture from the fiesta. This is from Plaza de Armas on Amantani. Both women and men where heavy drinkers. The drank home made and it tasted yeast. The day after must have been hard. Two more pictures from Cusco: This boy was playing with his grandfather who was blind. They wore their best ponchos. One of the boys selling sigarettes. This picture is from Plaza de Armas in Cusco.

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