WOW! What a city! We took a bus from Cochabamba that was supposed to be 7 hours to La Paz, two hours into the trip, the bus stopped working! Broken down on the side of the road, ended up waiting for over 2 hours for a new bus... but it did arrive and we got to La Paz still during daylight.
But what an incredible city to drive into! You come in from the top on the Altiplano and as you get closer, you see the city plunging into the Valley with snow covered mountains in the background! It was awesome!
La Paz is a bustling city, lots of people, markets, color, and culture. Just take a look at the pictures. Some of the pictures attached are from Tarabuco a market outside the city of Sucre which is famous for it´s detailed textiles. It was pretty amazing to be around that kind of culture with almost everyone in native clothing, we certainly did stick out, but did we ever get hassled! Man it was hard to get out of there without buying everything we looked at! We ended up with two hats, and a bracelet.
Back to La Paz, it has been a lot of fun! A few days touring the city, and tomorrow we are off on a mountain biking trip from the altiplano to the jungle! We have tasted the local flavor of the markets, but unfortunately it has not been sitting well with Cassie, if you know what I mean, so she is back to bland foods!
A Few of the highlights:
All the fruit you could ever want or get in big heaping bowls for 5 Bolivianos which is less than $1.00!
Fresh juice at every corner...
But what an incredible city to drive into! You come in from the top on the Altiplano and as you get closer, you see the city plunging into the Valley with snow covered mountains in the background! It was awesome!
La Paz is a bustling city, lots of people, markets, color, and culture. Just take a look at the pictures. Some of the pictures attached are from Tarabuco a market outside the city of Sucre which is famous for it´s detailed textiles. It was pretty amazing to be around that kind of culture with almost everyone in native clothing, we certainly did stick out, but did we ever get hassled! Man it was hard to get out of there without buying everything we looked at! We ended up with two hats, and a bracelet.
Back to La Paz, it has been a lot of fun! A few days touring the city, and tomorrow we are off on a mountain biking trip from the altiplano to the jungle! We have tasted the local flavor of the markets, but unfortunately it has not been sitting well with Cassie, if you know what I mean, so she is back to bland foods!
A Few of the highlights:
All the fruit you could ever want or get in big heaping bowls for 5 Bolivianos which is less than $1.00!
Fresh juice at every corner...
Shoemakers repairing shoes on the side of the street! There is a picture of some people talking to him...
Mate de Coca tea which cures everything from headaches to stomach aches to altitude sickness (we may test positive for cocaine, but we feel better) j-k it´s true we might test positive, but it has NO effects of cocaine
We stayed in a hostal in the Witches market area, in one of the pictures, you can see the sign, Mercado de Brujas... interesting things for sale, for sure!
Lots of micros which are minivans that take people different places inside and outside the city, all with a person hanging out the front window yelling in a monotone voice their destinations, over and over again!
It is a whirilwind, but one we have loved every minute of, even if we don´t feel 100%... stayed tuned for more pictures soon!
Oh and for all those of you emailing us to ask, we are printing out our absentee ballots as we speak and they will be sent in ASAP! All those of you in the US, get out and vote!
lots of love,
Cassie and Tito
Mate de Coca tea which cures everything from headaches to stomach aches to altitude sickness (we may test positive for cocaine, but we feel better) j-k it´s true we might test positive, but it has NO effects of cocaine
We stayed in a hostal in the Witches market area, in one of the pictures, you can see the sign, Mercado de Brujas... interesting things for sale, for sure!
Lots of micros which are minivans that take people different places inside and outside the city, all with a person hanging out the front window yelling in a monotone voice their destinations, over and over again!
It is a whirilwind, but one we have loved every minute of, even if we don´t feel 100%... stayed tuned for more pictures soon!
Oh and for all those of you emailing us to ask, we are printing out our absentee ballots as we speak and they will be sent in ASAP! All those of you in the US, get out and vote!
lots of love,
Cassie and Tito
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