Peru travel - p1

I am writing this blog at 5.25am in Cusco, Peru all the while having altitude sickness, jet lag and empty stomach. The weather is at 5 degree celcius but feels warmer in the room. Having some chocolate and water, ready to journal.

It took quite a journey to get here from Saigon, with 3 transits, 01 flight cancelled and sleeping over at airport. I even got fainted on the plane due to some stomach issue and when the flight attendant asked "are you traveling alone", a tough girl in me felt a little melted. Yes I am traveling alone. Yet lucky me.

The first two days felt really terrible since altitude sickness made my head explode and my body couldn't function, just lying in bed, rolling all over to get over with it. Barely made it out for lunch and then came back to room again to rest. I think adding to that disaster is the fact I forgot to turn on the AC so apparently the room lacked oxygen...It's just another reminder that once you are in sickness, everything feels irrelevant. 

The third day I felt better and with jet lag, I was able to wake up early and go out to stroll the street, soaking in its crispy fresh morning air. The chill wind caresses my face yet with Columbia fleece jacket, it feels romantic. The sky was blue, the people hurrying to work, children going to school, the usual scene we see in every city. Here and there, the social worker picking up trashes from the street and made me realized why Cusco streets are so clean. No scene of littering. The city design is in square with lots of alley for people to walk around, made short cut easily. I went to the pharmacy to buy some herbal medicine for altitude sickness as tiktokers shared. Fast and pricey hahaha. 

On the street of Cusco, you can see baby alpaca walking together with human. Some even joked with a picture of alpaca getting on a taxi. The animal is just so adorable. Here and there, lots of dogs just lying and sleeping. I walked around "the square', the chic spot in town where all cool shops are and also the spot where you can see the surroundings area in panorama view. At night, it's looking like a Starry Night painting from Van Gogh - where all the lights from houses blink afar from the hills.  For the first time ever I stopped and talked to a local girl selling souvenir.  Her name is Sujey, she is 15 and doing part time job by selling souvenir in the morning and go to school in the afternoon. Of course I ended up buying from her the baby alpaca doll and this will remind me of the connection we shared that day. You know, two strangers coming from different parts of the world, meeting at one place and sharing a simple conversation. Sujey showed me how to pose and said "I love taking picture because there are so much memories in it". Indeed it is.