For Josh, at least. The construction crew has moved on to a new job building a pre-school! They're currently leveling dirt with picks, shovels, and wheelbarrows; Josh says it's hard work, but they have some students from DePauw University helping out as well. Though still a little under the weather, I went to the Virgen de Fatima today only to find hundreds of school kids assembled in San Sebastian's plaza, including what looked like my entire school. I went to the school itself just to make sure, but classes were cancelled today so that the students can compete with other schools for a spot in their Independence Day parade later this week. So, I watched their preparations for a bit and headed back to the house, only to stumble upon the same sort of festivities in the Plaza de Armas! I got some pictures that time:
Sadly, we didn't make it out of Cusco this weekend. I felt pretty miserable when we woke up yesterday, so we decided to wait and tour the Sacred Valley later. Luckily, we have a long weekend coming up because of Peru's Independence Day, so we plan to travel and explore a lot Thursday-Sunday! We still had some fun in Cusco, of course. I was craving a big breakfast (we usually eat fruit salad, bread, or cereal) after visiting a restaurant (The Meeting House) that serves waffles! The Meeting House is closed on Sundays, so Josh and I had a bit of an adventure wandering around San Blas (seriously cute artsy district) looking for Jack's Cafe, which we'd heard also serves a good breakfast. Luckily, we found Jack's with perfect timing (didn't have to wait in line), and we weren't disappointed! Josh ordered "El Gordo," or something along those lines, which was basically a plate full of toast, eggs, sausage, bacon, beans, potatoes, and maybe more! I got pancakes with insanely delicious mango cream, fresh fruit, and honey piled on top! They serve breakfast all day, but we were eyeing some of the lunch dishes being served up around us, so I think it's safe to say that we'll be going back. It's nice to have some tastes from home. Other than our breakfast adventure, we had a restful day in Cusco. Our new room is the only one on the top floor, and there's a great deck area where we like to read. Here are some views from our deck:
Tonight, we are having dinner with Jessica and Michael when they get back from Machu Picchu. They head home to the States tomorrow, so we're going back for some of the best pizza we've ever had at La Pizza Carlo! Coincidentally, the pizza we got last week, named after the restaurant itself, has almost the same toppings that Josh and I (and Jessica and Michael - go figure) usually order, so we're all very happy sharing. Add some Chilean Cabernet for us girls, and a couple of Cusquena beers for the guys, and we're in business. Needless to say, we are really excited dinner tonight!
Tomorrow and Wednesday, we're back to work, but then it's adventure time! Stay tuned for many stories and pictures from our upcoming travels.
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