San Francisco

We got to San Francisco the next day at midday, returned our rental car and met there with Karen. Karen is an argentinean friend, we've known each other since we were about 15 years old and she's been living in USA for about 12 years. We stayed at her house during our stay in San Francisco and she was such an awesome host! She is pregnant (due any minute now!) and so was on maternity leave from work, but that didn't stop her from driving us around everywhere and walking around all day with us.
The day we arrived we went to her house in San Jose (about 40minutes drive south of San Francisco), settled in, chatted with her and her husband Leif for a while and then we went down to Capitola and Santa Cruz. We walked along the beach and the promenade and had some dinner in a mexican restaurant famous for its margaritas.
The next day we picked up a friend of Ana's (Javier, he's and argentinean guy that lives in Australia and is in San Francisco visiting his sister) and the 4 of us did our first day of San Francisco city tour. We went up to Nob Hill for city views, then to the Golden Gate park (beautiful and huge park) and lunch at a restaurant by the waterfront. After that we drove to Haight-Ashbury, the hippie area of town and walked around looking at shops. Next stop, Alamo Square, with its beautiful colourful Victorian houses on a hill "the painted ladies", and from there on to Lombard street- "the crookedest street in the world" (a zigzaging street about 100 metres long only, with 8 corners and downhill, so much fun we did it twice!). After that we went to Coit Tower for more views of the city and drove along Market street and the city centre. We then went to Mission, the latin area, and to Castro, the gay area. The 4 of us stayed the night in the city, at a friend of Karen's place, who was not there cause she is on holidays.
Next day, we went to Crissy Field, a beach with beautiful views of the Godlen Gate bridge and the city, and from there drove on the Golden Gate Bridge to the north side. Up a mountain for views, and then on to Sausalito- a cute area where rich people live by the water. We then went to Muir Woods- a national park with Redwood trees (since we couldn't see the Sequoias at Yosemite NP due to the snow, this was the second best) and did a short hike around there. We then went to Javier's sister's house for dinner, she cooked empanadas and milanesas for us (traditional argentinean food) yum! And back to Karen's place for the night.
The next day Karen, Leif, Ana and I went up to Napa Valley, famous winery region. We spent all day going to wineries, doing wine tasting, and took a guided tour in one of the wineries. We got back to San Jose at night and went out for dinner to a nearby Japanese restaurant.
Last full day, back to San Francisco for city tour part 2. We went back to Lombard street, just to take a nice picture of it from the bottom end, and then to Union Square, a square surrounded by posh stores. Then on to Chinatown for a late lunch and we walked around the area. After that Ana and I got on a trolley (travelling standing up hanging from the sides of course) and Karen followed us in the car up to Fisherman's Wharf. We walked along there, past famous pier 39 and then did the night tour of Alcatraz. It was awesome!! Really interesting and beautiful views of the city by night. Back on the mainland we tried to see the sea lions on pier 39, but it was too dark already, but we could still hear them making loud noises. We got back to Karen's place late at night.
Next day, time to go. We just got up, packed up, and Karen dropped us off at the car rental place. And that was it. Wonderful, beautiful San Francisco!

Llegamos a San Francisco al dia siguiente al mediodia, devolvimos el auto alquilado y nos encontramos ahi con Karen. Karen es una amiga argentina, nos conocemos desde que tenemos 15 anios y hace como 12 anios que ella vive en USA. Nos quedamos en su casa durante nuestra estadia en San Francisco y fue una anfitriona increible! Esta embarazada (a punto de tener en cualquier momento ya!), asi que estaba de licencia de embarazo del laburo, pero eso no le impidio llevarnos de un lado a otro en auto y caminar con nosotras todo el dia por todos lados.
El dia que llegamos fuimos a su casa en San Jose (como a 40minutos en auto al sur de San Francisco), nos acomodamos, charlamos con ella y con el marido Leif un rato y despues fuimos a Capitola y a Santa Cruz. Caminamos por la playa y por al costanera y cenamos en un restaurante mexicano famoso por sus margaritas.
Al dia siguiente pasamos a buscar a un amigo de Ana (Javier, un argentino que vive en Australia y que esta en San Francisco visitando a su hermana) y los 4 fuimos a hacer nuestro primer dia de tour por la ciudad de San Francisco. Subimos a la colina Nob a ver vistas de la ciudad, despues al parque Golden Gate (enorme y lindisimo) y almuerzo en un restaurante con vista al agua. Despues manejamos hasta Haight-Ashbury, la parte hippie de la ciudad y caminamos mirando negocios. Siguiente parada, Alamo Square, con sus hermosas y coloridas casitas victorianas en una colina, "las damas pintadas", y de ahi a la calle Lombard- "la calle mas chueca del mundo" (una calle en zigzag de como solo 100 metros de larga, con 8 esquinas y en bajada, tan divertido que lo hicimos 2 veces!). Despues de ahi fuimos a la Torre Coit para mas vistas de la ciudad y manejamos por la calle Market y por el centro de la ciudad. Despues fuimos a Mission, la zona latina, y a Castro, la zona gay. Los 4 nos quedamos a dormir en el centro, en la casa de una amiga de Karen que no estaba porque esta de vacaciones.
Al dia siguiente fuimos a Crissy Field, una playa con vista buenisima del puente Golden Gate y de la ciudad, y de ahi manejamos por el puente Golden Gate hacia el lado norte. Subimos una montania para tener vista, y despues a Sausalito- una zona divina donde la gente rica vive a orillas del agua. Despues fuimos a Muir Woods- una parque nacional con arboles Redwoods (ya que no pudimos ver las Sequoias en el Parque Nacional Yosemite por al nieve, esto fue la segunda mejor opcion), e hicimos una caminata cortita por ahi. Despues fuimos a cenar a la casa de la hermana de Javier, nos cocino empanadas y milanesas, riquisimo! Y volvimos a dormir a lo de Karen.
Al dia siguiente Karen, Leif, Ana y yo fuimos al Valle de Napa, zona famosa de vinedos. Pasamos todo el dia yendo a bodegas, probando vinos, e hicimos un tour de una de las bodegas. Volvimos a San Jose ya de noche, y fuimos a cenar a un restaurante japones ahi cerca.
Ultimo dia completo, volvimos a San Francisco para el tour de la ciudad 2. Volvimos a la calle Lombard, solo para sacarle una foto desde abajo, y despues a Union Square, una plaza rodeada de negocios caros. Despues a Chinatown para un almuerzo tardio y caminamos por la zona. Despues de eso Ana y yo nos subimos a un tranvia (viajamos paradas agarradas de los costados por supuesto) y Karen nos siguio en el auto hasta Fisherman's Wharf (la zona del puerto). Caminamos por ahi, pasamos el famoso muelle 39 e hicimos un tour nocturno a Alcatraz. Estuvo excellente! Re interesante, y vistas lindisimas de la ciudad de noche. De vuelta en tierra firme tratamos de ver los lobos marinos en el muelle 39, pero estaba demasiado oscuro, pero los escuchamos haciendo ruidos fuertes. Llegamos de vuelta a lo de Karen tarde a la noche.
Al dia siguiente, hora de irnos. Nos levantamos, nos alistamos, y Karen nos llevo al lugar de alquiler del auto. Y eso fue. Increible, hermoso San Francisco!

National Parks/ Parques Nacionales

So, time to say goodbye to Las Vegas and to Lisa. We rented a car the next day, last minute of course, and at about 1pm we set off. We went to the Death Valley National Park, we got there in the afternoon and after chatting to a few people who were staying on the campgrounds we came to the conclusion that sleeping in the car instead of paying for the night (even though we didn't even have a tent) was very wise and not frowned upon by our fellow campers who did pay. But first, we did drive around a bit and watched sunset, and then went to the hotel next door for a free shower (as advised by the fellow campers) and dinner (we did pay for dinner). The night in the car was good, it wasn't cold at all so it was fine. Our only problem was that our rental car (a PT Cruiser, AKA Kit) had a life of his own, and liked to beep, leave lights on, do all sorts of attention seeking stuff which wasn't very discrete; very inconvenient when we were trying to get in unnoticed.
The next day we woke up at sunrise and quickly drove off. We first went to the salt plains- beautiful and neverending. We then drove to some colourful mountains (Artist's palette) and to the Golden Canyon (the walk to the cathedral was not worth it...). We kept looking at stuff on our way out, we were driving towards Yosemite National Park, but due to the time of the year most of the passes were closed, so we had to drive up north a lot to get to a pass that was open. We stayed the night in a small town on the way... can't even recall the name now.
The next day we decided to head up north a bit more and see Lake Tahoe, since we were already so close to it. Lake Tahoe was absolutely beautiful- what a perfect setting for a ski field, with the mountains surrounding the lake, awesome views. We walked around a bit, and went to the Marina area, with expensive looking houses and the Marina water all frozen. We stayed a few hours there and then drove on to Yosemite National Park. The prices for accommodation in the NP were ridiculously expensive (they wanted $95 for an unheated tent!! Plus tax of course), so we drove to El Portal, a town just outside the NP and stayed there for almost the same price (and at a huge hotel room which was big enough to make 3 normal sized rooms in there).
The next day we explored Yosemite. It's huge, lots of stuff to do, but because of the time of the year some parts were closed off due to the snow. We saw the famous waterfall (repeatedly, from every possible angle), some other waterfalls, the Captain (a rock), the half dome (another rock), did some short hikes, went to the museum, the cemetery, the amphiteatre. We left in the afternoon and drove about 1 or 2 hours only, to stay the night in a very "happening" town we had seen on the drive on the way there. We stayed in this cute little hotel, with every room decorated to the detail, EVERYTHING was matching in the room, it was so funny!! It had an old style phone, a jacuzzi, and lots of red things (the phone, the coffee maker, the hair dryer, towels, sheets, curtains, soap, shampoo, deodorizer, EVERYTHING!). We had some dinner in a nice restaurant and then went for a night out to the "oldest continuously running saloon in California"... yes, what a claim to fame! We had a fun night chatting and dancing with the locals and we met a nice Canadian girl as well.

LLego la hora de despedirnos de Lisa y de Las Vegas. Alquilamos un auto al dia siguiente, a ultimo minuto obviamente, y nos fuimos tipo 1pm. Fuimos al Parque Nacional Death Valley (Valle de la Muerte), llegamos a la tarde y despues de hablar con alguna gente que se estaba quedando en el camping llegamos a la conclusion de que dormir en el auto en vez de pagar por acampar (aunque no teniamos ni carpa en verdad) era una decision inteligente y aceptada por la gente que acampaba y si pagaba por la noche. Pero antes, dimos algunas vueltas con el auto y miramos el atardecer, y despues fuimos al hotel de al lado para una ducha gratis (consejo de los acampantes) y a cenar (pagamos por la cena al menos). La noche durmiendo en el auto estuvo bien, no hacia frio asi que dormimos bien. Nuestro unico problema era que nuestro auto alquilado (un PT Cruiser, al que bautizamos Kit, por el auto fantastico) tenia vida propia, y le gustaba hacer ruidos, alarmas, prender luces, y hacer todo tipo de cosas para llamar la atencion y no era muy discreto, un gran inconveniente ya que intentabamos pasar desapercibidas.

Al otro dia nos despertamos al amanecer y rapidamente nos fuimos. Primero fuimos a las planicies de sal- hermosas e interminables. Despues manejamos a unas montanias coloridas (la paleta del artista) y al Canion Dorado (la caminata a La Catedral no valio la pena...). Seguimos mirando cosas en el camino saliendo, manejando hacia el Parque Nacional Yosemite, pero por al epoca del anio la mayoria de los pasos para llegar estaban cerrados, asi que tuvimos que desviarnos bastante hacia el norte para poder cruzar. Pasamos la noche en un pueblito en el camino... ni me acuerdo el nombre.

Al dia siguiente decidimos seguir aun mas hacia el norte para ir al Lago Tahoe, ya que estabamos cerca. Tahoe totalmente divino- un lugar perfecto para hacer ski, con montanias rodeando el lago, una vista espectacular! Caminamos dando vueltas y fuimos al area de la marina, con casas caras y el agua de la marina toda congelada. Nos quedamos unas horas ahi y depsues manejamos hasta el Parque Nacional Yosemite. Los precios para dormir en el parque nacional eran ridiculamente caros (querian $95 por una carpa sin calefaccion, mas impuestos obviamente!), asi que manejamos hasta El Portal, un pueblo justo afuera del parque nacional y nos quedamos ahi por casi el mismo precio (en un cuarto de hotel enorme, lo suficientemente grande como para hacer 3 cuartos de hotel en ese mismo espacio).

Al dia siguiente fuimos a recorrer Yosemite. Es enorme, hay muchisimo que hacer, pero por la epoca del anio habia varias partes cerradas por la nieve. Vimos la famosa catarata ( repetidas veces, desde todos loa angulos posibles), otras cataratas mas, El Capitan (una roca), la Media Doma (otra roca), hicimos unas caminatas cortas, fuimos al museo, el cementerio, el amfiteatro. Nos fuimos a la tarde y manejamos solo 1 o 2 horas para quedarnos en un pueblo "con vida" que habiamos pasado en el camino de ida. Nos quedamos en un hotel chiquito divino, con cada habitacion decorada minuciosamente, TODO hacia juego en el cuarto, muy gracioso! Tenia un telefono antiguo, un jacuzzi, y un monton de cosas rojas (telefono, cafetera, secador de pelo, toallas, sabanas, cortinas, jabon, shampoo, desodorizador de ambientes, TODO). Cenamos en un lindo restaurant y despues salimos al "bar continuamente funcionando mas viejo de California"... si, si, que importante! La pasamos muy bien, charlando y bailando con los locales, y tambien conocimos a una mina de Canada divina.

Grand canyon/Gran Canion del Colorado

So off we went on our day trip without any sleep. We slept on the way. I was told they showed some videos on the bus apparently. I did wake up at the various stops along the way though. We stopped at Hoover Dam and then a few times for food and toilets... not really necessary as the bus had a toilet, but I guess they couldn't go without food for more than 1 or 2 hours. We got dropped off at the heliport, most of the tour people went to the National Geographic centre instead. The helicopter ride was just BREATHTAKING. It was so beautiful, we flew down into the canyon and then across it. The immensity of it is incredible, and I was moved to tears by it. Watching out the window, down and around, it was so peaceful and magic. The colours were stunning.
After the helicopter ride we were taken back to join the rest of the group (not without some fuck ups on the company's behalf and utter disorganization). We went to a couple of lookouts at the Canyon's south rim and walked along it for a while. It was also beautiful, but the helicopter ride gave a much much better view.
We left at about 5pm and started the long, slow way back to Vegas, making sure we stopped often along the way for the fatties to get their snacks- we wouldn't want a riot on the bus! So by the time we were dropped off at a Las Vegas Boulevard hotel it was almost 11pm. We got a taxi to Lisa's house, and needless to say we passed out as soon as we arrived, considering we had left the house the previous day in the morning and hadn't been back since.



Asi que partimos en nuestro tour por el dia sin haber dormido. Dormimos en el camino. Me dijeron que mostraron videos en el omnibus aparentemente. Pero me desperte en las varias paradas que hicimos en el camino. Paramos en la represa de Hoover y algunas veces a comprar comida y para los banios... innecesario porque el bus tenia banio, pero supongo que no se podian aguantar sin comida por mas de 1 o 2 horas. Nos dejaron en el helipuerto, la mayoria de la gente del tour fue al centro de National Geographic en cambio. El viaje en helicoptero fue IMPRESIONANTE. Tan alucinante, volamos adentro del canion hacia abajo, y despues lo atravesamos. La inmensidad del canion es increible, y me emocione hasta las lagrimas. Mirando por la ventana, hacia abajo y a los alrededores, era tan pacifico y magico. Los colores eran divinos.
Despues del paseo en helicoptero nos llevaron a reencontrarnos con el resto del grupo (no sin que la compania se mande unas cagadas y mucha falta desorganizacion). Fuimos a un par de miradores en el lado sur del Canion y caminamos a lo largo por un rato. Tambien era lindisimo desde ahi, pero el viaje en helicoptero era mucho mucho mejor vista.
Salimos tipo 5pm y empezamos el largo y lento camino de vuelta a Las Vegas, asegurandonos de frenar seguido en el camino para que los gorditos se compraran lago de comer- no vaya a ser que hagan un motin en el bus! Asi que para cuando nos dejaron en un hotel en Las Vegas Boulevard eran casi las 11pm. Nos tomamos un taxi a la casa de Lisa, y de mas esta decir que caimos muertas a dormir apenas llegamos, considerando que nos habiamos ido el dia anterior a la manana y no habiamos vuelto desde entonces.

Vegas, baby!

Vegas is insane. Giant casinos, you literally get lost inside them. The entrances are grandiose, but once inside there’s not a single sign pointing to the exits, and they are like small towns, with not only casinos, but also shops, restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, attractions and live entertainment. We spent 2 full days walking along Las Vegas Boulevard and walking into the different casinos; it looks close on the map but since the casinos are so huge you spend ages inside each one of them, and walking from one to the next can takes 15 minutes.
Circus circus with its circus acts. The Venetian with its reproduction of Venice, including indoors canal and gondola rides along it. Bellagio with its fountain show and amazing indoor garden. Mirage with its erupting volcano. Paris with the Eiffel Tower replica. Treasure Island and its tacky pirates and mermaids show. Flamingo, all very pink and with flamingos and other animals in the back gardens. Ceasar’s Palace with amazing fountains and decoration, but not so good show. MGM with its lions… which we never saw cause we got there at about 2am and they were gone to bed already. Luxor’s reproduction of not only Luxor, but other places in Egypt as well. Mandalay Bay with a cool live band. Excalibur- the cute medieval castle with trashy people inside. New York New York and its beautiful Statue of Liberty and other famous buildings.
Everything is big, over the top, and artificially stunning. We also went into several wedding chapels, including one of Elvis’ ones. We went into some nightclubs and Coyote Ugly bar- utterly disappointing. The first night we went to a Cirque du Soleil show, “O” (as in eau, water in French)- wonderful, the stage moves up and down and at times is a deep pool and performers swim around and even dive into it. There’s so much to see and do in Vegas!! So much so, that in fact the second night we never went back to Lisa’s house, and instead decided to stay up all night and from there went straight to our Grand Canyon tour the next day. And we didn’t even gamble AT ALL, so imagine if you stop to gamble as well!!


Las Vegas es una locura. Casinos gigantes, literalmente te perdes adentro. Las entradas son grandiosas, pero una vez adentro no hay un solo cartel marcando las salidas, y son como pequenias ciudades que tienen no solo casinos, pero tambien negocios, restaurants, hotels, boliches, atracciones y entretenimiento en vivo. Nos pasamos 2 dias enteros caminando a lo largo de Las Vegas Boulevard y entrando en los diferentes casinos; parece todo cerca en el mapa pero como los casinos son tan grandes te pasas anios adentro de cada uno, y caminar de uno al de al lado puede llevarte 15 minutos.
Circus circus con sus shows de circo. The Venetian con su reproduccion de Venecia, incluido el canal que pasa por adentro con paseos en gondola y todo. Bellagio con su show de la fuente y jardines adentro alucinante. Mirage con su volcan que erupciona. Paris con la replica de la torre Eiffel. Treasure Island con su show de los piratas y sirenas grasa. Flamingo, todo muy rosa y con falmingos y otros animals en el jardin de atras. Ceasar’s Palacon Fuentes y decoracion alucinantes, pero con un show no tan bueno. MGM con sus leones… que nunca vimos porque llegamos a las 2 de la manana y ya los habian mandado a dormir. Luxor con sus reproducciones no solo de Luxor pero de otras ciudades de Egipto tambien. Mandalay Bay con una banda en vivo con mucha onda. Excalibur- el Castillo medieval divino pero con gente muy cabeza adentro. New York New York con la hermosa Estatua de la Libertad y otros edificios famosos.
Todo es grande, exagerado, y artificialmente impactante. Tambien fuimos a varias iglesias de casamiento, incluyendo una de las de Elvis. Fuimos a algunos boliches y al bar de Coyote Ugly- una desilusion. La primera noche fuimos a un show de Cirque du Soleil, “O” (como eau, agua en frances)- espectacular, el escenario se sube y se baja y por momentos es una pileta profunda en la que los actors nadan y hasta se tiran de cabeza. Hay tanto que hacer y ver en Las Vegas!!! Tanto de hecho, que la segunda noche nunca volvimos a la casa de Lisa, y en cambio decidimos quedarnos dando vueltas toda la noche y de ahi fuimos directo a nuestro tour al Gran Canion del Colorado el dia siguiente. Y ni siquiera apostamos PARA NADA, asi que imaginense si ademas paran a apostar!!

It's a long way to the First World/Un largo camino al Primer Mundo

12^th of March. Early wake up. Taxi to the bus station. 8am bus from La Paz to Copacabana, including a short boat ride to cross the Lake Titicaca. Arrived at lunchtime, 1 hour there for lunch, then bus from Copacabana (Bolivia) to Puno (Peru). Got there at about 3pm. Taxi from the bus station to the city centre. Minivan from there to Juliaca, about 50minutes away. Small town, nothing to see, but weirdly enough they have an airport and Puno doesn’t. Internet for an hour and then taxi to the Juliaca airport. Plane from Juliaca to Lima, got there just before 11pm. Airplane from Lima (Peru) to Los Angeles (USA), got there just before 7am. At the LA airport I met up with Ana. Ana is an Argentinean friend from Australia, and we are gonna be traveling together for the next 2 ½ weeks, yay! Airport shuttle to the bus station. Bus from LA to Las Vegas, departing at 10:20am, arriving at 4:30pm. Taxi from Las Vegas bus station to Lisa’a place, where we’ll be staying whilst in Vegas. Lisa is an Australian friend with whom I used to work, she’s now married to an American guy and lives in Vegas. She has 2 beautiful boys: Alex with his crazy hair and Nathan all serious. We got to her house at about 5pm. 13^th of March. I had left my hotel in La Paz at 7:15am on the 12^th of March. But considering the time difference between Bolivia and USA, another 4-5 hours should be added to calculate how long I traveled for. I can’t be bothered working it out. All I can say is that it was a long trip.

12 de Marzo. Despertarme temprano. Taxi a la estacion de bus. 8am bus de La Paz a Copacabana, incluyendo un bote cortito para cruzar en Lago Titicaca. Llegamos al mediodia, 1 hora ahi para almorzar, despues bus de Copacabana ( Bolivia) a Puno (Peru). Llegue tipo 3pm. Taxi de la estacion de bus al centre. Minivan de ahi a Juliaca, como a 50 minutos de viaje. Pueblo chico, nada que ver, pero extranamente tiene un aeropuerto y Puno no tiene. Internet por una hora y despues taxi al aeropuerto de Juliaca. Avion de Juliaca a Lima, llegue un poco antes de las 11pm. Avion de Lima (Peru) a Los Angeles (USA), llegue casi 7am. En el aeropuerto de LA me encontre con Ana. Ana es una amiga argentina de Australia, y vamos a viajar juntas por las siguientes 2 semanas y media, yuppie! Combi del aeropuerto a la estacion de bus. Bus de LA a Las Vegas, saliendo 10:20am, llegando 4:30pm. Taxi de la estacion de bus de Las Vegas a la casa de Lisa, donde nos vamos a quedar mientras estamos en Las Vegas. Lisa es una amiga australiana con la que yo trabajaba, ahora esta casada con un Americano y vive en Vegas. Tiene 2 hijos que son un amor: Alex con su pelo loco, y Nathan que es todo serio. Llegamos a su casa tipo 5pm. 13 de Marzo. Yo sali del hotel en La Paz tipo 7:15am del 12 de Marzo. Pero teniendo en cuenta la diferencia horaria entre Bolivia y USA, hay que agregarle otras 4-5 horas para calcular cuanto tiempo viaje. A mi me da fiaca calcularlo. Todo lo que puedo decir es que fue un viaje largo.

La Paz 2

11th of March. Thursday. The day I would find out if I could get into San Pedro gaol. The answer is: NO. I failed miserably at my task. I called several times, they weren’t answering, the person was in a meeting, then they made me call a different person. But finally I got my answer: yes, your application will be approved tomorrow. How can they know something will be approved tomorrow?? If they already know it will be approved it’s because it’s been considered and decided already, so why tomorrow and not today?!?! Anyway, the answer was no, not for today, and I have to leave La Paz first thing in the morning tomorrow cause I have flights to catch. Mission unaccomplished.
But I had a great day anyway. I went to some museums in the city, and then caught a “shared taxi” to the Moon Valley. It was beautiful there, amazing rock formations. I spent some hours walking around the area and got back to the hotel in the afternoon. We had arranged to all meet back there at 7:30pm for a farewell night. I met up with Ighal and Ariel, we waited around for Sergio but he didn’t show up, so we went out for dinner and back to bed shortly after. We were getting worried about Sergio who wasn’t back yet, but he finally got back after 1am- he had gone to have his tattoo done at 10am and had been at the tattoo shop up until now, wow!


11 de Marzo. Jueves. El dia que me decian si podia ir a la carcel de San Pedro. La respuesta es: NO. Fracase miserablemente en mi mission. Llame varias veces, no contestaban, la persona estaba en una reunion, despues me hicieron llamar a otra persona. Pero finalmente tuve mi respuesta: si, tu aplicacion va a ser aprobada manana. Como pueden saber que algo va a ser aprobado manana?!?! Si ya saben que va a ser aprobado es porque ya fue considerado y decidido, asi que por que manana y no hoy?!?! La cosa es que la respuesta fue no, no par ahoy, y me tengo que ir de La Paz manana temprano porque tengo vuelos que tomarme. Mision no cumplida.
Pero tuve un muy buen dia igualmente. Fui a unos museos en la ciudad, y me tome un “taxi compartido” al Valle de la Luna. Lindisimo, formaciones rocosas increibles. Pase una horas caminando por el area y volvi al hotel a la tarde. Habiamos quedado en encontrarnos todos ahi a las 7:30pm para la noche de despedida. Me encontre con Ighal y Ariel, epseramos a Sergio pero no aparecio, asi que nos fuimos a cenar y volvimos a dormer temprano. Nos estabamos empezando a preocupar por Sergio porque todavia no habia vuelto, pero por fin llego despues de la 1am- se habia idio a las 10am a hacerse el tatuaje y habia estado en el negocio de tatuajes hasta recien, wow!