La Paz, Bolivia (03/10/18-07/10/18)

We got the early boat back to Copacabana from Isla del sol and then a bus straight to La Paz. The bus to La Paz was 4 hours long and costed us £2. Around an hour into the journey, we pulled up at the lake and wondered what was going on before realising that our bus was driving onto a floating plank of wood with an engine.. Taking us across the lake. This was pretty scary as the bus was rocking from side to side. We arrived in La Paz around tea time, so treated ourselves to ANOTHER Chifa.
The next day we took a cable cart to the market which was absolutely huge. They sell everything you can think of. They kind of do this on the streets in La Paz generally too, anything from shoe laces in different colours, kittens, toothpaste, tv remotes, binoculars, sweeping brushes, stones, inner tube for bike tyres… You name it. Also, when traffic is stopped at the lights street performers will juggle/ do a short routine for the waiting traffic and then quickly before the lights turn green, will ask them for money. Later that day we went into town and explored.

The next day we went to Valle de la Luna which is apparently the closest landscape to the moon on earth. Kerry was not impressed by this as it was not like the moon at all.. There were houses all around it and a main road. On the way back into town we took a collectivo (mini bus) to go jumper shopping for Jonho. Unfortunately, Jonho is quite small and has VERY short arms so no jumper in Bolivia fits him. The search continues…
In the evening we went out for a nice meal… Steak! (Which only costed £4.60) And a few beers which Jonho was very excited about as he got 700ml of beer for £2.50.

On our last day, we spent the day on the cable carts hopping on and off. Cable carts are a form of public transport and we got a bit excited by this. We went to the posh part of La Paz which could have been anywhere in Europe. It had a big shopping center, but we still didn’t manage to find Jonho a jumper. The houses were big mansions and it basically didn’t feel like you were in La Paz. Next stop, Coroico…