La Paz, nothing like I thought it would be

Here I am sitting in an internet cafe in La Paz - big YAY !! made it into Bolivia fairly easily this time and very greatful that we did. The airport is something like 4,100 and La Paz itself is 3,500. The only effects of altitude felt has been when Ive walked too quickly up one of the many hills here or sat up too fast. Get the head spins real bad...
So we have been here for only a couple of days and already wish that we can spend more time. Have walked about 45,000 steps in the last few days, thanks to TLF for the pediometre, which is quite scarey to that fact. We have visited all the markets, food, artesian, clothing, plant. Seen a couple of museo´s and just plain watched the people go by...
Love it here in La Paz there is 45% of the women still wearing the traditional dress, along with the bowler type hat purched on top. Street stalls that sell - well you think of it and yup they sell it. Absolutely amazing.

Before I get too far, I´d better let you know more about Santiago, the resturant where we had to ring the buzzer to go in was almost exactly like the Lonely Planet book described, unfortunately as it seems to most of our trip we haven´t aclimtised ourselves to South American time. Up and going by 8, siesta at 12 to 2, finish at 6ish and then dinner weekdays after 10 or weekends after 11. Not getting use to this at all.
Back to dinner, Jase had what we thought was veal and I had pollo el marinera. Chicken stuffed with seafood. along with pantanche de something which was mashed potato with paprika, absolutley yum.

Sunday, we thought we´d try the horse races, caught a couple of metro trains-buses there and got off at Parque O´Higgins, huge park in Santiago that the Chilean families spend Sundays at, BBQs, paddle boats on the lake and a huge theme park. Unfortunately it turned out the horses werent running so we headed back into town, for a couple of cerveza and a lie down. Big match on Sunday night, England vs France and was well attended in the hostel, with lots of chilean vino tinto and cerveza. Very exciting match, England lost 18-17 to France and so must not mention any more....

Well I´m running out of internet time now and so will leave shortly. We are leaving La Paz tomorrow for Copocabana in bolivia, on the shores of Titicaca, and so will have more to tell then.