Oh the views

A few things about La Paz:
1. It's definitely a city. It's not any more or less smelly/dirty than any other city in the world. Except maybe in Singapore (but they're the exceptions to many generalities). Picture to the right is taken on the main avenue (Prado) - which is where "la entrada" festivities took place yesterday.



2. The temperature drops and rises really fast. People are out in t-shirts and jeans this afternoon. Also, I think I should have worn sunscreen this morning...



3. The streets have no names. Well, actually there just aren't any signs. And posted addresses are either just numbers or "Edificio Fill-in-the-blank." On the bright side, I am getting really good at asking where I can buy a map. I am not so good at understanding the responses though.


4. Ok, this isn't about La Paz, but A Ticket to the Boneyard is really creepy. Thanks, Hana! (I know it's my fault, but it's so nice to share the blame sometimes) I started reading it last night when I couldn't sleep. I think I might not read it again until I'm on my way home to Michael. Then again, I kind of want to know what happens next.


5. There are fantastic vistas all over the city. Or maybe I just like mountains and rooftops more than other people. The picture on the left shows the mountain we drove down yesterday to get here (I guess El Alto must be at the top). If you look closely you can see all the adobe houses built into the side of it. And below is opposite-ish the El Alto side. It's the mountain that sort of got erased by the glare from the sun in yesterday's photo.