In Cusco we really started our serious souvenir shopping. Everything is so colorful. Alpaca, weaving, pottery, and of course the hats. Not for us, but maybe these silly looking hats will look good on some of my friends or family members (snicker, snicker). I did buy one hat for myself without the ear thingys and it even had funny gloves to go with it. I will be so "cute". Paula couldn´t find a hat to suit her taste and anyway it definitely wouldn´t top the mink one she bought in Russia.
We have noticed that we are easy target for the beggars and the street sales people. I haven´t learned how to say "don´t want any or no thank" you in Spanish ' I can do it in Chinese but that doesn't do any good here. Besides looking like an American - I think that eye contact may be one of my problems. I look around too much. I m curious what they have to sell. Eyes forward! Some poor little girl followed us 4 blocks and still didn't make any sale - so even though I look like an easy touch - I am NOT.
