2011-01-26
Another night on a bus - in the mountains
Only two hours later we were on our way - finally. Ok - I'm kidding. I the middle of the night we were - again - standing still in the Andes and there was no back or forth. So we spent another night in the mountains. Honestly - when I think about it now I see why this happened to us. One very important thing I learned is patience. Sometimes you can' t change things - so there's no need to freak out or get nervous. And another thing we experienced were the magnificent sunrises in the mountains. We could have never experienced that if we didn't stop for the night in the bus. Words can't describe how I felt on the edge of that mountain road...so I better add a photo.
After the sun had set we were back on our route and reached Ayacucho at around 11 am. We were supposed to be there the evening before...but hey - we were alive. ;-)
We had a reservation at a beautiful hostal in the centre of the city but due to all the delays we weren't able to check in for the night. We had to take the bus to Lima the same evening at 10 pm. The owner of the hostal was REALLY awesome. She gave us a room for the day to get some rest and take a (much needed) shower after that 38 hour trip. And she even gave it to us for half the price. :-)
The shower was awesomeness and much fresher we started to explore the town. The weather was amazing and we had a great lunch at the hotel. After that we went to walk the area. Ayacucho is an amazing town with lots of arts and crafts...very traditional people and beautiful colours. After a nap in the afternoon we went to have dinner which was awesome. Then we packed our stuff and headed towards the bus terminal. The last route to Lima was on a really comfortable bus with folding seats and catering. We boarded the us, cuddled up n our blankets, had another snack and watched a movie before falling asleep. 9 hours later we woke up realising that we were in Lima. The ride raced by and we felt great!
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