The bus to Arequipa was a steal - S50! And a nice view of Puno in all it's glory as we headed up the mountain road.

But the bus journey was shit. It was once again just views of scrubland. For six hours!

At S50 though, i ain't going to complain too much. So here i am, back in Arequipa. Booked five days here, as i thought I'd spend my birthday here. Seemed nice enough last time i was here, although i was only here for one day! Hotel was disappointing from what i envisaged. Got a mountain view from the room though.

Breakfast was delivered to the room at 8am. Simple breakfast, but something to start the day off with. Headed to the main strip after, and along to the main Plaza. Seems, like Puno, a lot of people have nothing to do but sit in the plaza!

Will try and get another picture of that. Wandered around for an hour. I would say usual type shops, but i saw a Starbucks and a McDonalds. They were shut when i passed, so might head down later to see if they are open. Nowt much else around, apart from a mini market and another small plaza. And my knee is still playing up. Bastard thing! The hotel has a small gym, with an exercise bike and a multi-weight machine. One of the reasons i chose this hotel. Hope to brush off some of the cobwebs and give my knee a good run for the money.