$This was only a fraction of the market it went on and on and on.$

Super giant corn, which they have for breakfast. Not sweet at all.

The itinerary we put together in the launderette. By cable car but with a decent walk too.

The other side of the map with our last stop of the day, Calacoto.

Not the quality enamel signs of LU that easily withstand people tracing the route with their finger.

The cable stations were very modern, very clean and fully staffed, including ticket offices.

Our first journey in the Piccadilly Line.

Save paying for a ticket, just travel back and forth on the circle line.

Known as moon valley, for it's resemblance to a lunar landscape.

This wasn't zoomed in, we got close enough to have taken the washing off the line.

Those stairs would be a real challenge, but they are at 4,000m, out of breath just at the thought.

The viewing point at the end of the circle line.

I seriously would not want to live in a cliff edge like that.

The plastic bag over the plate saves on the washing up.

They were salty but really nice, a beer would have gone perfectly with them.

Note the serviettes hanging from the string.

The hat with neck flap £2, balaclava £1.50 and the body wallet £75p, all knock offs but good quality

The buildings seem to be built around these jubilee line cars.

Looks like a local boy band shooting their video.

A Grand Day Out

February 6 in Bolivia ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

We had no trips booked for our last day in La Paz so the first task of the day after breakfast was a trip to the launderette. While we waited for our washing, with the aid of a cable car map and the recommendations given to us by the girl we met on the flight to La Paz we put together our own city tour itinerary.

The traffic in La Paz is horrendous all day long, which is probably the reason they invested in ten connected cable car routes around the city. You can travel any line for 22p and if you interchange directly onto another line then you pay 15p. So a very affordable way to get around the city. The lines are named by colour and everything on each line is colour coordinated, the cars, the stations even the seating. The first lines opened in 2014 so it looks very modern.

So we took the Piccadilly, Circle and Jubilee line up to and along El Alto. Where we came across what is supposed to be the biggest outdoor market in South America. It went on for ever and was 6 stalls wide along one long stretch. I can't believe there is a bigger market than that anywhere in the world.

So we wandered a tiny part of it, I was surprised how many customers there were, and barely a tourist. I would have loved to take lots of photos but it didn't feel like the environment to do that. I had a plate of whitebait looking fish for 15p, you could have a full plate of potatoes and a sort of green sauce with the fish for 67p. We also bought some very cheap, hats, balaclavas and body wallets.

We then took the Central line in to town and walked across the centre via Plaza Murillo and the lookout point Mirador Killi Killi. I'm sure it's named that because the walk up to the viewing point is so steep it nearly does kill you. From there onto the white line (haven't got an underground equivalent for that). Then via the Piccadilly line again onto the District line to one of La Paz's poshest suburbs, where we had dinner.

It was a full on day, we left at 11am and got back about 9:30pm. However, we really enjoyed it. Probably more than a proper tour because we had planned it ourselves and had to find out own way round, so you had a sense of achievement about it as well.Read more