 THIS is the day we have all been waiting for! We check out and head for the Ollantaytambo train station. We take the narrow-gauge railway to Aguas Calientes station and disembark at Machu Picchu Town. Then a 20-minute bus drive up a steep switch-back road (I lost count at the eighth zig-lag) to get to the site of the citadel. We check in to the Belmond Sanctuary Lodge, located 100 feet from the entrance. We have lunch and get prepped for our tour. We then enter the break-taking ground of Machu Picchu, a World Heritage site. We end the day with dinner and live music! 
Now we did not travel on the luxury version of the train with dining car, etc, but this short clip gives a good feeling for the journey of about two hours. The second clip is what we saw from our window, We disembarked at Machu Pichu Town, formally known as Aguas Calientes. We poked around town, had lunch at Cafe Inkaterra, then boarded a bus for the ziggy-zaggy trip up the mountain to the hotel (where we would stay one night) and the site of the citadel.
The bus from the town to the hotel and the citadel was, by itself, a thrill ride! Our destination for one night's stay is the Belmond Sanctuary Lodge, located about 100 feet from the entrance to Machu Picchu. The hotel has its own orchid garden/relaxation area!
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