From Bolivia with Love :)
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We are in Bolivia now.. in the capital city of La Paz, which is the highest capital city in the world with the altitude of 3660 meters. It looks quite pretty so far, with the city sprawling way up the surrounding mountains, cute little artesan shops lining many streets and little markets everywhere. Pretty typically South American, but also with a somewhat laid-back atmosphere and hippies selling their handiwork on the streets. We just got into the city last night, but so far so good, and one thing that seem classically Bolivian was the Llama fuetus that was being sold by many streetside vendors. And for the first time in this trip we went to fancy restaurant tonight to celebrate our friend's birthday.. it was a beautifully decorated Austrian restaurant, with live piano music and food that took us away from South America and into the heart of Europe.. (like Salzburg, from the Sound of Music...) It was a much needed escape.. and the black and white chocolate mousse at the end was just an icing on top.
Running out of time again, but there´s so many things to tell you about before I forget.. perhaps look at my blog (http://misstravelbug.blogspot.com/) when you are free, but it´s not updated yet. Some of the highlights are
- Inca trail - spending 4 days trekking through the routes of the Inca people to the mystical Macchu Pichu, and visiting many ruins and spectacular scenery along the way, including a 4100m ¨dead woman´s pass that left most of us struggling for breath
- lake titikaka - a huge, tranquil lake at 3800m that is part Peruvian and part Bolivian. We spent two memorable nights there, on two separate islands (Amantani and Isla de Sol)... where we watched the fullmoon and sunrise from a charming little hostel room on the top level, with panoramic view alround. Also visited a set of man-made islands constructed entirely from reeds! (Island of Uros or the Floatantes)- watching Condors up close at Colca Canyon
- soaking up in the thermal springs at Agua Caliente and Colca Canyon!
Will write again soon...
posted by Susan @ 4:50 PM
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