Hotel Restaurante Oberland La Paz

... it is!<br><br>Fixing it went well and took about an hour - I also had the first anaesthetic of my life, which was grand. Only slightly concerning moment was when she got out some kind of wire saw/floss thingy (I couldn´t see nothing, but it´s what it felt and sounded like) and then started saying "no, no, no, no, no!" and then thee were suddenlt three people around my head sticking all kinds of tools into my mouth. Obviously they fixed the problem though - my new mouth looks grand ...

... local sites,. and afternoon excurions to the Moon Park after lunch. I opted to pass on the second part of the tour and instead did a walkabout of the city centre with Dave. We managed to find a brilliant coffee shop along 16 de Julio called Alexanders....and that coffee was perhaps the best I´ve had in a long, long time. And the huge slice of chocolate cake didnt hurt, either!<br><br>As for the Tiahuanaco tour in the ...

... and had good kit/bikes (also one of the best free t shirts around). Unfortunately late the night before I was meant to go they had a cancellation from the other parties so transferred me to Luna Tours. This were also v good and can be highly recommended (sadly their free t shirt leaves a lot to be desired). You might want to think about staying in Coroico at the end its a great setting, a number of hostels (all with pools) and gets you away from the hussle of La Paz for a bit.

... in te stappen en werden ze naar een prachtige suite midden in de stad gebracht. Alles is dus goed gegaan en mijn mijn fiets staat ready-to-go in de berging en de suite is nu gevuld met 4 mensen, heel gezellig!<br><br> Nu Ninka en Jan Peter moeten bijkomen van de reis, de jetlag, de hoogte, de schale lucht, maar ook Bolivia... kunnen wij laten zien dat we stad al goed kennen, en laten alle ...

... a 13mm socket - this would allow us to re-install the temperature sensor without tearing another hole in the wire insulation--sorry hope this is not boring you....<br><br>La Paz is very high in altitude but its in a big pit - to get into the city you have to drive down about 2000 feet from the suburbs which sit around it like the rim of bowl (yea you get the picture). On Sunday we took a taxi up to the ...

... to the away support so the atmosphere was really good. And we saw a man walking a baby sheep!<br>After the game, which was really heavily policed, and Bolivia won 2 1, we bumped into the Brasilian dudes (Iraldo and Mauro) in the recourse of the stadium. They were understandably bummed but still in good spirits and invited us back to their hostel for a drink. The hostel was one that we had wanted to stay in but couldn´t be bothered to walk up the hill but it was outstanding ...

... information office this morning and discovered where the book and map shops are (all closed for lunch now). We also discovered that on Sunday Bolivia play Brazil at football. To give you some idea of the importance of this match, they are closing some of the city so they can celebrate with marches and there will be lots of people in traditional costume. Ticket prices start from 10 usd, which I think is a lot cheaper than anything you could buy in Europe. <br><br>laters

... of every window posses such a characteristic), or maybe a material reason, fact is that most houses, new or old, had unpainted exteriors.<br><br>Our hostel was located in the heart of one of the most bizarre markets, the one for witchcraft. Beside the huge array of herbs, the offer even included born dead llamas. Don't imagine many people buying them. We belonged to the few that did, so dear parents, don&#8217;t be scared when you open the package from Bolivia, the llamas keep ...

... br><br>We wonder around La Paz looking for a tourist attraction the Kussillo building which has a fiunicular etc, Hours later we find the building site that once was the said Kussillo building......Bolivia in a nutshell.<br><br>We decide to book a tour into the rainforest, there is so much to do and not enough money , Uyuni salt flats, biking the death road, pampas tours etc....<br><br>Pics of wonderful city (not) to follow soon.<br>

... after what was an uncomfortable journey.<br><br>Then began the worst moment we´ve had on this trip, and the primary reason that these blogs are running late. I had read in my guide book to be wary of pick pockets operating in the La Paz bus terminal, so accordingly I decided to conceal my pasport in my day-sack, which I wore around my front. Anyway, Angela needed to use the bathroom, so we moved to the external toilets in an open area, and I gave her some ...