Aboard our tiny “ferry”
And our bus's ferry...
Statue of the sitting down, pointing man.
And a puppy that kept us entertained while we waited for our bus to be ferrried to us.
The hilly streets of La Paz.
Yet another church...
Note quite the Blue Note in NYC, but the first ever wine bar in Bolivia was a good place for a quiet drink, nonetheless...
The more cosmopolitan side of La Paz.
The official guard outside city hall, just around the corner from our hotel.
And a live, lunch-time show at the restaurant/cutural center connected to our hotel.
Sneaking in the show from the hotel balcony...
Another part of the municipal complex - that's the bolivian, not rastafarian flag...
We found good micro-brew in La Paz as well...
And interesting attire...
the Hotel Torino, bit worn, but full of character
Artwork on the wall of our room. Dig the moustache on Mona...
outside our window at the Torino, the view ran the gamut of old and modern, rich and poor
Calle Jaen (Jaen Street) where there were cool and interesting museums to visit.
At the Folkloric Museum, their collection of masks gave us great ideas for Halloween.
more ideas...
Wow.
Look for us sporting these kits next October.
La Paz's tiny pseudo-aquarium, mourning their loss of a sea port after the War of the Pacific.
Scary papier mache great white shark seemed almost like the real thing.
Part of the myriad of tiny museum passageways...
The precious metals museum. More halloween ideas...
colonial artwork
colonial woodwork
Glad i don't have to wear these riding shoes...
Looking a bit museum-weary, but the best is yet to come...
Our welcome to the musical instruments museum? “Beware of dog”...
and frogs?
everything related to musical instruments was on display
an impressive collection of guitars
the one on the left is made out of a turtle shell and the one on the right is the back of an armadillo
drums and percussions
it was fun playing some of the instruments
it seems they can make a guitar out of anything...
even a luncheon loaf can!!
banging on a turtle shell
erik making friends again
check out their swank digs wth a ladder going up the side of the tree branch
walking around the city, we saw a variety of architecture
the cathedral at plaza murillo
free wi-fi at cafe sol y luna (sun and moon)
lots of ways of getting around town, including this mini chicken bus
a visit to the coca (the plant) museum was very informative, explaining the significance of the plant throughout history
an old coca press
dinner at the British Indian Curry House...
at the witches' market, there were all sorts of charms, talismans and potions...
including dried llama fetuses... yuck!
at the cholasaurio, you can get a sandwich big as a dinosaur!
cool monument along the prado (the main drag)
spent a lovely evening with Rosita (Gigi's aunt) at the Cafe Marbella
gifts from Rosita
more gifts from Rosita!
good-bye La Paz... the view as we were leaving the city
