Machu Picchu!

I'm a little behind on my blogging....but that is because I'M STILL IN PERU! I extended my plane ticket and will be here until August 1....yes :-) Anyway, to catch you all up...the other weekend Jonny and I took a trip to Machu Picchu and it was absolutely amazing.

In order to get to Machu Picchu you either have to take a 2-4 day trek, or you can take an hour and a half train ride - we definitely took the train. We arrived at the base of MP on Saturday night and then woke up at 5am the next day so that we could get there and watch the sun rise over the ruins. The minute that we walked into Machu Picchu, I was struck into silence by beauty, complexness and amazing energy that surrounds the ruins. I feel like I have been to a lot of different ruins before, but Machu Picchu is unlike any other. Not only are the ruins amazing, but the mountains that surround MP are absolutely breath taking and add so much to the entire experience.....

Jonny and I at about 6:30 am at the Machu Picchu....

The llamas.....

Sunrise....

Oh hey!

We hiked to the top of Waynu Picchu and I felt like we were at the top of the world....

Then we hiked down to this Incan cave...and the hike had some pretty intense ladders...

We got to the cave which was full of ruins and was amazing....

Then we hiked back up to the top of Machu Picchu and took what Jonny calls "The money shot picture"

After the full day of hiking and climbing and adventuring, we were totally exhausted. We got back on our train and completely passed out until we arrived back in Urubamba. Being here was absolutely amazing and is probably up there with one of the top 5 days of my life thus far. For any of you who haven't made it here before, you should definitely put it on your bucket list...it's worth it.