As we begin most mornings we had breakfast and then packed a picnic lunch to bring with us to Tiwanaku, ruins that are near lake Titicaca in El Alto. Today was more of a tourist day then doing clinical care or educational visits since it is the weekend.
It was about a 2 hour drive to get to the ruins. Alot of the artifacts were no longer on display due to vandalism and lack of funding.
We all agreed that it was nice to be outside for a lot of the day and to learn more about the ancient history of Bolivia.
After walking around the ruins we headed back towards El Alto, stopping along the way to have lunch at a open space looking over Mtn. Illimani. Our picnic lunch was veggtable with rice noodles, and breads with assorted cheese. We all tried Batons (a type of milk chocolate that children eat).
We were then back on the road to La Paz. We drove around the city and saw so areas that we might go to in the next couple of days.
We spent the evening playing games, discussing our plans for the next couple of days, and making dinner together.
Thanks for creating this wonderful blog. It is a great way to stay in touch. I look forward to the daily update. The pictures are amazing! Many thanks to Karola for making this trip such a special experience.
ReplyDeleteAnother fun day it sounds like. Glad to see you're having such great weather. I haven't seen a bad day yet! Christen, I hope you bring some Batons back for us to try. You're all so full of smiles in the pictures. A sure sign that you're being well taken care of my your excellent host's and hostesses. Thanks Karola and family! Can't wait to hear about the shopping excursion. Have fun everyone! P.S. We had friends over last night and we shared with them what you've all done and they were so impressed. Way to go!
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