Sophie is in town! We will be travelling through Bolivia for the next 2 weeks together. Starting in La Paz, 3600 m above sea level, for a couple of days of acclimatization.and then off to the highest lake in the world.
Monday, 19/05. La Paz
I did not have cultural shock neither in Chile, nor in Argentina. Here it got me.
La Paz is a strange place: crazy mixture of Spanish architecture, urban traffic and aborigenos traditions: witch market with lama fetuses, women (not as much men) in traditional dresses, European style coffee shops and restaurants, traffic is mostly public trasnport mini buses, taxis and huge fancy jeeps.
La ciudad almost built
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We took a free city toor through the markets (I am lazy making photos when Sophie is caring big camera), had lunch for less than a pound (consisting of soup and steak with rice) and had coffee with cakes for 5 pounds (that is what I call budget travelling!).
Lunch at mercado
I cannot understand this city: it looks half-build, but center is full of blue collars, pack of tea bags costs 50p, but they sell what looks like expensive furniture in the stores. They do not have supermarkets (well, 6 for 2mln city - we have not seen any), but plenty of farmacies and 'fire distinguisher' shops.
Witch market: llama fetuses for luck
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There is a whole block of expat restaurants, including sushi, 2 pubs, Indian British curry house, maxican, italian and Cholitas wrestling every Sunday.
Pretty crazy place. I guess this is where civilized (or what I used to) countries are left behind. Only hard core now. Exciting!
Tuesday, 20/05. Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku es un sitio arqueologico cerca de La Paz, donde estuve laga Titicaca hace mucho tiempo. Pre-inca civilizacion construio este lujar para rituales. La civilizacion desaparecio en 1200 DC haste del 60 anos sin lluvia y una grande inundacion.
Nuesto guia era viejo y se parece a un profesor de historia: vamos alla, siganme, este ahora, esse despues, no toca photos, no tenemos tiempo...
Pero el estaba hablando y hablando y hablando en una mextla de ingles y espanol. Me parecio que no fue a parar nunca!!! Pero a las 2 (hasta 4 horas de excursion - y el sitio no es muy grande) teniamos almuerzo con carne de llama. Finalemente! No podia probarlo en Argentina, pero ahora comi llama! Nada especial.
Tambien probamos api con pastel (una bebida con harina de mais) y compramos algunas casitas para desayuno. No puedo creer que barato todo es aqui!!!
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Monday, 19/05. La Paz
I did not have cultural shock neither in Chile, nor in Argentina. Here it got me.
La Paz is a strange place: crazy mixture of Spanish architecture, urban traffic and aborigenos traditions: witch market with lama fetuses, women (not as much men) in traditional dresses, European style coffee shops and restaurants, traffic is mostly public trasnport mini buses, taxis and huge fancy jeeps.
La ciudad almost built
We took a free city toor through the markets (I am lazy making photos when Sophie is caring big camera), had lunch for less than a pound (consisting of soup and steak with rice) and had coffee with cakes for 5 pounds (that is what I call budget travelling!).
Lunch at mercado
I cannot understand this city: it looks half-build, but center is full of blue collars, pack of tea bags costs 50p, but they sell what looks like expensive furniture in the stores. They do not have supermarkets (well, 6 for 2mln city - we have not seen any), but plenty of farmacies and 'fire distinguisher' shops.
Witch market: llama fetuses for luck
There is a whole block of expat restaurants, including sushi, 2 pubs, Indian British curry house, maxican, italian and Cholitas wrestling every Sunday.
Pretty crazy place. I guess this is where civilized (or what I used to) countries are left behind. Only hard core now. Exciting!
Tuesday, 20/05. Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku es un sitio arqueologico cerca de La Paz, donde estuve laga Titicaca hace mucho tiempo. Pre-inca civilizacion construio este lujar para rituales. La civilizacion desaparecio en 1200 DC haste del 60 anos sin lluvia y una grande inundacion.
Nuesto guia era viejo y se parece a un profesor de historia: vamos alla, siganme, este ahora, esse despues, no toca photos, no tenemos tiempo...
Pero el estaba hablando y hablando y hablando en una mextla de ingles y espanol. Me parecio que no fue a parar nunca!!! Pero a las 2 (hasta 4 horas de excursion - y el sitio no es muy grande) teniamos almuerzo con carne de llama. Finalemente! No podia probarlo en Argentina, pero ahora comi llama! Nada especial.
Tambien probamos api con pastel (una bebida con harina de mais) y compramos algunas casitas para desayuno. No puedo creer que barato todo es aqui!!!
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