tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38877793.post5918999767888708355..comments2019-03-23T09:37:02.933+01:00Comments on The travel blogging will continue until morale improves: Friday September 11th 2015Halohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03248666308616367957noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38877793.post-52551372863021262722015-10-16T15:01:33.582+02:002015-10-16T15:01:33.582+02:00Yes, one of the few slow mornings during the trip ...Yes, one of the few slow mornings during the trip when we actually could sit down and enjoy the breakfast. The dining area in the hotel was like the entertaining room in a private mansion. Lots of big sofas, coffee tables, book shelves and those large mirrors placed on the floor.<br /><br />The flights went well, no mishap with the seating or such. Very strange stop close to the border to Bolivia. <br /><br />This day we entered the second country on our trip, going from Chile to Bolivia. It became very clear from the start that Bolivia is not as well developed as Chile when it comes to infrastructure and such. Seems to be poorer overall. The taxi from the airport to our hotel below in La Paz took us through El Alto. It is a newly created city on the border to La Paz. They have built a city to replace the "favelas" around the original city. It was still very rough. Almost no real roads, mostly dust roads with huge stones stuck in the roads that made the trip bumpy as hell.<br /><br />We checked in at our hotel that seemed to be very nice. It's sitting in one of the lower parts of La Paz which was probably good. We didn't have time for acclimation to the high altitude and we could really feel the lack of oxygen... La Paz being built in a canyon that is sweeping downward. There is a 500+ meters difference between the lower and higher parts of town.<br /><br />The cable car trip at night was nice. The dinner was not very good. I had a steak, Argentinian, recommended by the waiter which usually is a good strategy but not this time... <br /><br />Late night out in the city? Hahaha. Nope, early night, we were going to be picked up at 5.15 AM the next morning.Henkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420054027064446745noreply@blogger.com