Downtown Market

I went to downtown La Paz yesterday with Christine. We were dropped off by taxi in the middle of the market area. This consists of multiple streets, indoor and outdoor vendors. It was loud, crowded, dirty and fascinating. They love colour here. You couldn't find a solid coloured anything if you wanted to. The shear number of vendors was overwhelming.

We ventured up and down the streets (uphill and downhill) looking for baskets, bowls, rugs, artwork and linens. We spent about two and a half to three hours wandering about, sticking our heads into this store and that. When we finally hailed a cab at about 1:30, we were starving and almost empty handed. I bought a beautiful wooden bowl for about $16...I had brought about $200 to spend. They did have linens, mostly too small for our table and when Christine priced one that she was interested in, the cost appeared very inflated. We did come across a great art store, I'm hoping to find it again and bring John along for cooperative purchasing.

So Christine and I headed back to Zona Sur for a late lunch. We considered the trip more of a scouting exercise as we can now identify the world's largest supply of colourful scarves, hats, and sweaters. We also know where you can buy edible nuts side by side with the metal kind.

Last night was another mellow one. My feet needed it! :-)