At 3,300 metres above sea level, the hardest thing about Cusco was adjusting to the altitude. We were also both pretty tired having not got too much sleep on the bus from Nazca. The windy roads and smelly toilet that we were sitting next too (now we know why the seats we purchased were cheaper than the rest!) made sleep a little hard to come by. So we were both pretty happy to settle for finding a place to stay and to book the train ride to Machu Picchu before turning in for the night.
We got up at 3.30am to watch the All Blacks play France. We were both quite on edge and very nervous given the closeness of the scores, but obviously very proud kiwis when the 80 minutes were up. A short nap was required before setting out to explore the city.