Cusco Continued

We are having a great time in Cusco (also spelled Cuzco)  I really don't even know where to begin.  Let's just hope the internet holds out long enough for me to post.  At this hostal the internet is off the lobby and the out let is so old that the connection comes and goes.  Yesterday Moyra ended up puking for a bit.  Once I convinced her that being sick was not a required part of the high altitude experience she rebounded with amazing energy (perhaps its all the coca tea we are drinking). Twice a week Coco the onwer of the hostal invites his guests to sample picso sours in his little bar downstairs.  Last night was one of the nights.   It was so much fun.  Coco made the drinks in a blender.  They have pisco, egg whites, lemons, and sugar and a few drops of bitters on top.  I'm not a big drinker but these were so good.  At one point I asked to see the bottle of pisco.  Not only did Coco show me the bottle but then he decided that we needed shots of pisco to see what it really tastes like.  Since I'm taking high altitude meds I took it easy. It was fun talking to people from other places.  We slept nine hours last night and woke up feeling good.  We were happy to have hot water showers and went downstairs for our usual breakfast of coca tea and bread with jam.  We left the hostal by 9:30 and proceeded to the main plaza.  Today was  Inti Raymi (festival of the sun).  I have never in my life seen so many people in one place. We sat down on the sidewalk and soon were approached by vendor after vendor.  We did buy a few things.  People continue to be so nice especially when they discover that we speak Spanish.  After the celebration in the plaza disbanded we decided to skip the second part which involved a rather steep long walk with thousands of people.  Instead we explored a part of the city that we had not seen yesterday.  We found a cute place for lunch.  We are finding it pretty easy to be vegetarian here.  I'm not trying to be vegan because there is cheese in so much of the food.  I have been served eggs in two dishes and have not been able to eat those yet.  Moyra and I shared a baked potato stuffed with vegetables.  Moyra had a vegi sandwich and I had a spinach crepe.  Then we decided to do some shopping.  It was so fun.  We bought some stuff on the street and a few things in shops.  Again the vendors were all so kind and patient with all of our questions.  I love all of the sweaters, mittens, hats.  Things are so colorful and beautiful.  I don't know what tomorrow will bring.  We do plan to hit up a large market with food, beautiful produce, and other things.  People have told us not to miss it.  Ok that's it for tonight.  I love and miss you all!  Hi to Moyra's people as well!  Hasta manana!!