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The Story of a Picture

This is the story of our visit to Machu Picchu in the summer of 2006. It's just another point of view...
We flew all the way to Peru...
We flew all the way to Peru...
We didn't bother much with Lima,
We didn't bother much with Lima,
but crossed the mountains right the way,
but crossed the mountains right the way,
and stopped in Arequipa.
and stopped in Arequipa.
We took the bus further,
We took the bus further,
then went on horseback...
then went on horseback...
some of the way,
some of the way,
and even climbed the tallest mountains
and even climbed the tallest mountains
to explore the Inca misteries.
to explore the Inca misteries.
Shadows from the past followed us all the way!
Shadows from the past followed us all the way!
Finally, we took a train to Aguas Calientes,
Finally, we took a train to Aguas Calientes,
and Juve showed us the way up the mountain, to the Famous Place...
and Juve showed us the way up the mountain, to the Famous Place...
MACHU PICCHU, here we are!
MACHU PICCHU, here we are!
We were amazed,
We were amazed,
overwhelmed,
overwhelmed,
mesmerized,
mesmerized,
humbled,
humbled,
and even frightened at times.
and even frightened at times.
But we were happy,
But we were happy,
and curious!
and curious!
We made new friends,
We made new friends,
and even gained a new perspective of the world!
and even gained a new perspective of the world!
On the way back, Stephenie reflected:
On the way back, Stephenie reflected:
 Oops, we forgot to get a souvenir for grandma!
"Oops, we forgot to get a souvenir for grandma!"
And it can't be Inca Kola, that's too much sugar for her!
And it can't be Inca Kola, that's too much sugar for her!
Eventually we found something cool...
Eventually we found something cool...
and grandma loooved it!
and grandma loooved it!
But mom was really jealous,
But mom was really jealous,
and grandma wouldn't give it away!
and grandma wouldn't give it away!
A long argument followed, but gradma wouldn't yield...
A long argument followed, but gradma wouldn't yield...
Eventually, mom got a peruvian hat, and everybody was cool.
Eventually, mom got a peruvian hat, and everybody was cool.
We were all cool! The end.
We were all cool! The end.