Thursday, April 28, 2011
After a seven hour almost sleepless train ride we pulled into Oruro station. I shared a taxi to town center with a couple people and got an 8am bus to La Paz. It was almost noon by the time I made it to Adventure Brew Hostel. Back in the same room.
Since today was the only time I had in La Paz, I quickly headed out to do some sightseeing. I started by walking up a huge stepped hill to Calle Jaén, a picturesque colonial street with lots of museums. The Museo de Instrumentos Musicales was open, so I had a peak at the numerous musical instruments housed in a refurbished colonial house. From there I continued to the main plaza, Plaza Murillo, a large flower-filled (and pigeon-filled) square with the Cathedral, Presidential Palace (in Italian renaissance style) and the National Congress. Not sure who it was, but someone came out of the Presidential Palace surrounded by four cars. It all happened very quickly.
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| Calle Jaen |
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| Musical Instruments Museum |
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| Plaza Murillo |
By this point it was after 2pm and I was starving (having not really eaten properly since dinner last night). I ended up in a local coffee shop type place with a sandwich. With a satisfied tummy, I walked around a bit more past some type of street demonstration/protest to Iglesia de San Francisco and into the tour office where I’d purchased my train ticket. Time to find out if I could get a refund. After much talking, I got a partial refund. Just enough money to cover the rest of my expenses in Bolivia without having to exchange more money. Perfect.
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| Street demonstration |
I half-passed by Mercado de Hechieria (witchcraft market) before heading back to the hostel, exhausted. Now I’m just relaxing with a couple people (including a girl Katie from Colorado). Will have the taco dinner at the hostel tonight and get ready for my long 12-hour bus ride tomorrow back to Cusco. So excited to see my parents in two days!
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