Buses in Cusco

I thought today maybe I could talk about the crazy micro buses in Cusco. Its always a little stressful getting on and off the bus in Cusco, its not like the UK where the bus must come to a complete stop and then the doors open gently and you pay your ticket sit down and then the bus departs again. No here it is a whole different kettle of fish, bus sort of stops and you get on at great speed with man or woman saying sube sube (means get on) and they mean fast as soon as you have one foot on the step doors close and bus is off, you may or may not get a seat.
You also need to pay your ticket which is easy if you are at the front of the bus, if not you have to get through the people to pay and when its time to get off you better get off fast.
They also have time cards that the ticket man must run and get stamped. One other weird and I mean weird thing about the buses is that if its is 30 degrees outside people still do not open the windows, people here are extremely scared of wind and cold, no cold drinks as you will get a cold.
Today is also exciting as we will be delivering our first order of chocolate chapstick, yummy. Visit the Choco Museo in Cusco to buy them.