Bloody Students!

I struggle out of bed after a couple of hours sleep and meet Sean, Monika, Mark &Mindy at Jacks again for breakfast. They have porridge with apple sauce and cinnamon! We leave Mark &Mindy but promise to meet them in the afternoon as they're leaving Cusco in the evening. After sauntering back to Sean &Monika's place in Casa Grande we get side tracked by the TV, Tomb Raider is on! It's a must watch. For a multitude of reasons I think Sean and I appreciated it much more than Monika!

Back in Cusco we try to buy our Boleto Turistica del Cusco. For 10 days it gives you access to most of the popular tourist sites in and around Cusco including Inca ruins. Wicked. Sean &Monika both have fake ISIC cards and want the student discount. Only Sean is told he's too old for it, Monika is just old enough. Sean is out raged, he has a student card and he wants that discount! So Monika and I join Mark &Mindy for coffee while Sean wages his mission. He visits the central office and demands to see the manager in charge and the official documentation where it states only students under the age of 25 are eligible for the discount. He pretends to be Mindy in so far as he claims to have just finished his Masters in Marine Biology and is about to start a PhD in researching dolphin migration! The boy sticks to his guns and gets a signed letter from management allowing him to purchase a student ticket. We all reckon he's going to get bad karma as he's not a student anyway - it's a fake ISIC card! Besides we're more interested in the waitress at our Top Coffee Bar who's wearing a tight mini-skirt. Sean &Mark reckon the place turns into more than a cafe at night. I'm no so sure.

For dinner I head out for more Cuy (Guinea Pig) but this time I try a different place which promises to serve it whole. And whole it is! On a plate with a couple of roasties it comes complete with legs and head. By the look of it, I don't think it died a peaceful death! This one is plain grilled, has less meat, is mainly skin and bones, has the same distinctive taste but is less flavoursome. Still, it's a whole grilled Guinea Pig! I'm shattered. Need sleep. No clubs tonight. Bed for 23:00.

Posted by Steve Eynon