Sunday 28 January
This was an amazing day. One of the best train journeys we've ever done!
Up at 6am, at the station by 7.20am.
Train leaves on time just before 8am. The journey takes 10 hours. The train coach has a luxury brass and wood paneled dining-style design.There's a lounge, bar and open observation car at the back.
At 10am in the lounge we are served Chilchanos (pisco and ginger ale) and entertained with a live band and dancing.
By noon it's aperitif time, followed by lunch.
At 3pm there's more entertainment in the lounge, tea and snacks are served at 4pm and the train rolls into Puno just after sunset.
The scenery the whole way is just stunning, with the Andes as a back drop all day.
The highest point of the journey is 4320m above sea level.
The train goes through some towns.
We see farming communities pretty much all along the valley.
In the city of Juliaca the train inches it's way through a few kilometres of market stalls. The tracks are used as a "mall" most of the time and people hardly move out of the way for the train.
We are staying at Casa Andina on Lake Titicaca in Puno. Puno is 3800m above sea level and the altitude really affects me so it's lots of water and lots of sleep tonight.
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