Ive tried about four times now (on different days) and still i cant get pictures up - somethings up and i cant be bothered to waste more time on it. So that means this could be the end of me blogging days...
Since we last met, ive spent 5 days in the jungle - absolutely amazing (got the pics to prove it!) and yesterday went down the ´world´s most dangerous road´ on a mountain bike - a lot of fun and the rain/crappy visibilty/cold didnt help. 3 buses went off edge last year (over a 100 died in total) and only a few months ago they opened up a new road to replace the Death Road. Thing is some idiot drivers still take the dangerous road because the toll charge is $1 (about) less.
Tomorrow im off to Oruro for Karnival...all the kids here in La Paz are gearing up for it by soaking everyone with water bazookas - i need to buy some water bombs before leaving and get my own back!
So, this could well be the last time....................Nos vemos!
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Monday, February 05, 2007
La Paz
Am in the capital of Bolivia now and once again i had to sleep for ages...topped 4000m now. This city is very different to the other cities i´ve been to. Firstly, its a lot more indigenous and secondly its definately ´behind´ the others...not a bad thing.
So far all i have to say is this: if you want to buy anything in La Paz, you buy it on the street. Not taken any pics yet so you´ll have to settle for the pics on the way here from Copacabana.
hasta la vuelta
So far all i have to say is this: if you want to buy anything in La Paz, you buy it on the street. Not taken any pics yet so you´ll have to settle for the pics on the way here from Copacabana.
hasta la vuelta
Copacabana
Peru-Bolivia border crossing was the most lax crossing i´ve ever encountered...i swear you could have walked through with 10elephants and no-one would have stopped you..well maybe not 10 but at least 2.
Found somewhere to stay overlooking Lake Titicaca which was cool and i must have slept for more than 16hours on and off on 1stFeb. I´m telling you, your body needs to adjust to being 3800m+ above sea level and i did it by sleeping....lots! So, Friday 2nd Feb was a big day for the people of Copacabana and it showed....lots and lots of drunk men and women! The fiestas started on thurs but i didnt get involved that much (too busy sleeping) but i did hear the music start up again at 0400 on fri! They partied hard and it showed..
The music faded away as the bands got more drunk (and couldnt be bothered to play anymore) and we ended up in this random little hippie joint. (So many Argentinians here by the way; all with massive mullets selling bracelets/ear-rings/other hippy stuff on the street). Stepped inside and there was a guy dressed up in a baby´s nappy performing weird ´art´...acting they called it?!? I couldnt stay silent and watch this dude make baby noises, roll about on the floor and shout random stuff so I had to leave. I accidently locked out Tyler and Paul and they had to sleep in another room in our hotel. The next morning the manager was brewing at me saying that i had to pay for the extra room and blah blah blah.. the thing is the muppet didnt even have a spare key for the room (or any of the rooms!!!) to let them in and I gave him a piece of my mind - how can a hotel not have spare keys? Anyway, then he threatened to call the police and blah blah blah and i was like okay, take 40Bs (about 2.60 sterling, initially he wanted 100Bs) and buy yourself some spare keys. Picked up my backpack and left.
Bring on La Paz!
Found somewhere to stay overlooking Lake Titicaca which was cool and i must have slept for more than 16hours on and off on 1stFeb. I´m telling you, your body needs to adjust to being 3800m+ above sea level and i did it by sleeping....lots! So, Friday 2nd Feb was a big day for the people of Copacabana and it showed....lots and lots of drunk men and women! The fiestas started on thurs but i didnt get involved that much (too busy sleeping) but i did hear the music start up again at 0400 on fri! They partied hard and it showed..
The music faded away as the bands got more drunk (and couldnt be bothered to play anymore) and we ended up in this random little hippie joint. (So many Argentinians here by the way; all with massive mullets selling bracelets/ear-rings/other hippy stuff on the street). Stepped inside and there was a guy dressed up in a baby´s nappy performing weird ´art´...acting they called it?!? I couldnt stay silent and watch this dude make baby noises, roll about on the floor and shout random stuff so I had to leave. I accidently locked out Tyler and Paul and they had to sleep in another room in our hotel. The next morning the manager was brewing at me saying that i had to pay for the extra room and blah blah blah.. the thing is the muppet didnt even have a spare key for the room (or any of the rooms!!!) to let them in and I gave him a piece of my mind - how can a hotel not have spare keys? Anyway, then he threatened to call the police and blah blah blah and i was like okay, take 40Bs (about 2.60 sterling, initially he wanted 100Bs) and buy yourself some spare keys. Picked up my backpack and left.
Bring on La Paz!
pissed dude trying to perform religious ceremony on me....first he dips his cross in my beer..then he flicks the cross across the road..mumbles a lot..then wants money from me..I think not!
line of men. line of women. generally how they got their groove on over the weekend
the festival was called Virgen de la Candelaria and it takes place on the 2nd of Feb every year. There were bus companies called 2nd Feb, streets, various shops..
me and tyler
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