After that nightmarish ordeal from Rurrenabaque, Nicole and I needed some down time. Sleeping in, TV (sadly missed timing for Gossip Girl), cafes, etc.
Online research was another high priority task - yes, I am SERIOUS about the Galapagos cruise. I've been madly sending off emails to tour agencies asking for available boats and cruises. Given that I want to be back in Argentina before mid-March, I need to do the cruise end of Feb or early Mar. And I need to arrange all the flights to get to Ecuador depending on the cruise dates as well. Aiyaaaaa! Not that much time left!!! Hopefully, an agency will come back to me with good news soon.Of course, I took the time to do the occasional sightseeing in La Paz.
Which was pretty much limited to wandering around La Paz's main tourist strip. Tons of souvenir stores and travel agencies. Bought 2 pairs of tacky socks on the street for 5BOB to replace my holey, warn-out ones.Also some cute (others may say strange/odd) stuff for my friends at the famous Witches Market. The place sells weird stuff, like dried baby llama fetus and dried frogs. Don't worry - I didn't get my hands on those : ) Figured that if customs ever looked through my stuff, I'd be in BIG trouble ne!
Oh oh oh. Major news of the day - I got my refund from Amaszonas! They must be very used to dealing with flight cancellations. The process was all laid out and went along very smoothly, without a hitch. Impressive, huh?!
Mode of transportation in La Paz - the shared taxis:
Destinations are written on the front windshield. Very cheap and useful. Surprisingly, the drivers are friendly and helpful. Although they may not be the best drivers.
Anyways, there's a lot of stuff you can do/see from La Paz. Popular ones being:
(A) Day trip to pre-Incan ruins of Tiwanaku, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
(B) Mountain biking down the most dangerous road to Coroico
(C) Half day trip to Valle de La Luna (Valley of the Moon)
I didn't do any of them. OK, I admit that to a certain extent, it had to do with my laziness. But I have other excuses, too:
(A) Maybe not for this one. Of the 3 options, this is probably the one I regret not doing the most. I love ruins!!!!!!!!! Why did I miss it?! Lazy.
(B) It isn't the safest activity to do. The route is NOT all downhill, as the tour headlines suggest. I didn't feel like biking up sections of the gravel road in wet conditions. Furthermore, I doubted that tour operators would have small enough bikes that would fit me perfectly. The one I rented in Mendoza was traumatic to my butt
(C) Think I saw similar rock formations during the Uyuni tour.
I've been in Bolivia for nearly 3 weeks already. Probably time to move on.
Nicole and I will be heading back down to Chile tomorrow morning. Another long bus ride...
Destinations are written on the front windshield. Very cheap and useful. Surprisingly, the drivers are friendly and helpful. Although they may not be the best drivers.Anyways, there's a lot of stuff you can do/see from La Paz. Popular ones being:
(A) Day trip to pre-Incan ruins of Tiwanaku, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
(B) Mountain biking down the most dangerous road to Coroico
(C) Half day trip to Valle de La Luna (Valley of the Moon)
I didn't do any of them. OK, I admit that to a certain extent, it had to do with my laziness. But I have other excuses, too:
(A) Maybe not for this one. Of the 3 options, this is probably the one I regret not doing the most. I love ruins!!!!!!!!! Why did I miss it?! Lazy.
(B) It isn't the safest activity to do. The route is NOT all downhill, as the tour headlines suggest. I didn't feel like biking up sections of the gravel road in wet conditions. Furthermore, I doubted that tour operators would have small enough bikes that would fit me perfectly. The one I rented in Mendoza was traumatic to my butt
(C) Think I saw similar rock formations during the Uyuni tour.
I've been in Bolivia for nearly 3 weeks already. Probably time to move on.
Nicole and I will be heading back down to Chile tomorrow morning. Another long bus ride...
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