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South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz November 19th 2013

I had an interesting time getting from Puno to La Paz. We went by bus from the hotel to the town of Juli . Before getting to the dock where our hydrofoil was waiting, we toured an old church which has become a museum and many large, elaborately framed 17th century paintings were displayed. Across the street from the museum was a private school. The children, in uniforms, had the day free to prepare for a special feast and procession. A few of my travel mates talked with the kids in Spanish and they were very excited with the exchange. We then boarded the hydrofoil to travel to Sun Island and crossed the international border between Peru and Bolivia. Tauck handled all the paperwork to cross the border. We ate lunch at a restaurant on the ... read more
GLACIER ACROSS THE LAKE
REED BOAT
REED BOAT AT MUSEUM

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz September 29th 2013

Good Afternoon, Folks! I´m very sorry that I have been so deficient at continuing this blog but it just seems like time has been slipping away more and more as we get closer and closer to our departure date of Oct. 17th!! We do have a little time today so I will try to catch up a little... We are currently in Uyuni, which is midway down from La Paz towards the south of Bolivia. We arrived in La Paz on Sept. 24th, having successfully crossed the border from Puno to Copacabana on Lago Titicaca and continuing right on to La Paz. I say ¨successfully¨ because I had committed an oversight and had NOT upgraded Rumi´s passport to a new one as it is slated to expire in late February (they only give kids 5 years ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz September 6th 2013

Au milieu du trajet vers La Paz, c'est avec surprise que nous sommes contraints de descendre du bus pour monter à bord d'un bateau, pour traverser une vingtaine de minutes un bras du lac Titicaca. Le bus quant à lui, se rend de l'autre côté dans une sorte de barque. Une demi heure avant l'arrivée, nous entrons dans la banlieue de la Paz et ses milliers de maisons en construction. Plus on avance, plus ça se densifie. La capitale nous apparaît alors pour nous offrir un panorama impressionnant : ville aux rues San Franciscaines, entourée de sommets enneigés. Le lendemain matin, après une matinée active, posés sur la terrasse de l'auberge à faire un point sur la suite du voyage (avec toutes les infos reçues depuis notre départ, ça fait du boulot!), nous passons l'aprem posés ... read more
Salut le lama moche

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz September 1st 2013

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel sake. The great affair is to move. (Robert Louis Stevenson.) Wandering down the cobblestone streets in front of our hostel, I turn right into Saragenara street, drop a few coins in the beggar women’s tin, brush off the guy selling happy mushrooms, pass the restaurant where we ate llama and pollo last night, the many shop fronts with their color full beanies, jumpers, scarves, skirts and other lama wool garments, the leather bags, t shirts with Che’s picture on front, the silverware and of course the music shops full of guitars, shakers, bongos and ukuleles. From his doorway the travel guy enquires about our plans. Have we been to Sucre? Have we seen the salt flats of Uyuni? Do we want to fly ... read more
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South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz August 27th 2013

La Paz After a most interesting bus trip from Puno we arrive in La Paz. The highlights being the countryside plus the ferry crossing. We are herded out of the bus and watch while our bus is loaded on to a boat, why we can’t stay aboard we wonder? We then have to pay to board another boat. As we are crossing the bay we watch in horror as our bus rocks from side to side in the swell, so glad not to be on board, reuniting with it on the other side. As the Altipano ends, La Paz appears in front of us. Nestled deep in a canyon with the snowcapped mountains as a back drop, the red roofed houses clinging to the edges overlooking the town Centre. It is an incredible sight. Imagine New ... read more
Four of Us From Lookout
It's Only A Bird Sue!
Venice or La Paz

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz August 23rd 2013

We needed to come back to La Paz to get our flight to Rurrenbaque (the amazon jungle) a couple of days later (as the plan first was...but as Dad says you always need a plan to foul it up!) but a dreaded toothache changed all of this!. After visiting Fernando the dentist who reminded me just like Dougie Houser l was given some antibiotics to take for 7days 3 times a day- As l was feeling a bit sorry for myself l managed to pursuade Craig that we should have a burger king (it actually didnt take much pursuading) ! whata mistaka to maka!..que 24 hours of being very poorly! whilst trying to keep antibiotics down! We needed to do two things, postpone the jungle and check into a nice hotel with a private bathroom, cable ... read more
Poorly gringo day wear!
View from the ´Rad´ darling
San Francisco square

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz August 20th 2013

Heute ist ein Ruhetag. Darum habe ich Zeit, um einen Blogeintrag zu schreiben. Was ist alles so passiert... die Abfahrt auf der "Todesstrasse" habe ich gut ueberlebt. Mein Abfahrtspartner ist aufgrund eines Unfalls nach La Paz fruehzeitig zurueckgekehrt. Er ist schon auf der Asphaltstrasse in eine Leitplanke gefahren. Ich hoffe, es geht im inzwischen wieder gut. Ich hatte dadurch eine Privatabfahrt, da unsere Gruppe, die normalerweise aus 6 Personen besteht, nur aus 2 bestand. Am naechsten Tag beschloss ich einen Tagesausflug nach Tiwanaku zu machen, wo ich ein schweizer Paerchen und einen Spanier kennengelernt habe mit denen ich die darauffolgenden Abende (inkl. eines bolivianischen Discobesuchs) verbracht habe. Tiwanaku ist eine praekolumbianische Kulturstaette, Unesco Weltkulturerbe, jedoch gibts ausser zwei Riesenmonolithen, ein Sonnen- und ein Mondtor, nicht allzu viel zu sehe... read more
Am Chacaltaya
Am Chacaltaya
Mondtal

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz August 17th 2013

Disembarking the bus at La Paz was the confusing, crazy experience we had been waiting for whilst travelling. Once in the taxi we felt like we were transported into an episode of mario-cart or wacky races, both of us bumping along on the back seat. We spent the first couple of days in La paz getting our bearings, and mostly getting used to the high altitude! La Paz is at 3,650 metres, which is tres high, and climbing two steps will get you out of breath - did l mention La paz is shaped like a bowl? The skyscrapers are at the bottom with the cheaper, shanty homes climbing up the walls with restuarants, shops etc up and down these roads.... so there are LOTS and LOTS of ups and downs!... To get our bearings we ... read more
Cheaper home going up the hill

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz August 13th 2013

Me voila a 4 200m d'altitude a La Paz (La Paix)! Le rythme est beaucoup plus lent ici, personne ne semble stresse ni presse, bref c'est l'altitude :)! Il faut garder patience pour obtenir quoi que ce soit ^^... read more
Le temple du soleil de Tintin !! Enfin...ce qu'il en reste!
Un monolithe
La porte du soleil*

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz August 12th 2013

La Paz and a Farewell to Bolivia South American capitals are rarely my favorite places, as canyons of modern buildings and too-much traffic and noise wear on me. Yet La Paz, like all the others, had great museums in colonial palaces, cinemas, festivals, international restaurants and little pockets of peace. While I always indulge in art, music and history, it was only in affordable Bolivia that I could also treat myself to eating out--lovely indeed! I visited the city twice, first in cloudy March on the way to Puno, Peru, to meet fellow travelblogger, Brenden Vermillion. Once in Peru, I headed to Cuzco where I was swallowed by perfection for four months, leaving only when high season arrived, and I lost my dorm bed to a tour group. From Cuzco, I visited Copacabana, leaving when prices ... read more
colorful "cholita," little indigenous woman of La Paz
San Francisoo cloister
4 dancers from Amazon Basin




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