Mood: Relaxed
Music: Deadmau5 - For lack of a better name
Today started with a city tour of La Paz. This began with a stroll through the witch doctor area of the city, just along from my hotel. Here they sell herbs and sweets and representations of things that are meant to be burnt and the ashes scattered on fields for good luck and to ensure good crops etc.
We then drove down out of town to Moon Valley. This is a very weird area where the clay is washed away in odd patterns leaving stalagmite type formations. Rolf is pictured looking out over these. After that we went up to the main square where I saw from distance (over a small hoard of news cameras) the vice president give an interview from the president's office building. Next stop was the remaining pocket of colonial houses left in the city. Many of these were torn down during civil unrest over a century ago but a small number still remain.
Last stop on the city tour was a viewpoint overlooking the city. This was on the opposite side of the city from where I was able to take the photos yesterday.
Twice during the city tour I ran into Brett and Tracey Grant (the owners of Jumpy) next to whom I'd sat on the train from Cuco to Puno. I also saw them in passing yesterday as they were arriving on Sun Island as I was leaving. We have arranged to go for dinner this evening and I'll be leaving to meet up with them shortly.
In the afternoon I went for a walk up to the Hernando Siles football ground and had a look around. I was hoping they'd have stadium tours but I had no such luck. I sat around for a while watching the preparations being made for a Bolivar game at the ground this evening. Had I not already arranged dinner I would have been very tempted to buy myself a ticket to the game. I then slowly made my way back to the hotel weaving in and out of little side streets as I went.
This is where you now find me.
So long for now.
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