| Wednesday, February 01, 2006 |
| Some photos... |
So, I have taken a few photos thus far. Theyre mostly of places...not so much people...and this is because I want to be able to talk to people in spanish before I go asking to take their photo. Without spanish I just look like a stupid gringo. UNA FOTO POR FAVOR!!!
So hopefully these will curb your collective photo lust for the time being. Theyre backwards, by the way.
 Patricia at La Plaza San Francisco
 Music group playing on the street in the evening.
 Intimidating police officers hang out with a throng of pigeons in La Plaza Murillo.
 A family walks in La Plaza Murillo.
 Patty and I (with my new adventure hat)
 La Plaza Murillo at night.
 La Plaza San Francisco, threat theater, and a small market. The church there is almost 500 years old.
 Residential district.
 Residential district.
 My buddies having lunch.
 The church again.
 Huge socialism-endorsing banner of Che Guevara on a building.
 Place where the poor go to eat lunch (the food isnt very good...)
 Sorry for the wind on this one. This is the univeristy in La Paz where Evo Morales (the new socialist president of Bolivia) met with Hugo Chavez (socialist president of Venezuela) to discuss cooperation between their governements. It says something like "Welcome, friends.Together we are with Fidel, Chavez, and Evo. Until the victory, always!" And you cant see it in this picture, but theres a big drawing of Che Guevara on the left.
 People walking near the Plaza San Francisco.
 The view from my hostel room, El Solario.
 Beautiful colonial statue in La Plaza Espana.
 Another shot from my room.
 Street in La Paz.
 The Andes from my plane seat.
Im heading to Copacabana on Friday and returning Sunday. Then I start spanish lessons, hopefully. After all of this I will likely head south to the southern antiplano, then make my way east, then north, then back to Titicaca and then into Peru. Thats the (very) tentative plan, anyways! |
posted by Ben @ 8:05 AM  |
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Wow Ben!!! Amazing photos!!! Dad and I really enjoyed them. What a great way for us to experience your trip. Many of the shopts reminded me of Cuba. It was great to talk to you last evening. Thanks to all of you who encouraged Ben to call home!! Keep the photos coming!! Love Mom
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Hya Banjoman,
Great pictures, thanks for caving in to peer pressure and finally posting some, and thanks also for posting so many comments, if it were me I probably wouldn't have posted anything at all!
When learning spanish, for some strange reason, I found it easier if you don't think of everything as it's english equivalent. Sounds difficult, right? Well, it kinda is. Try to learn it through instinct and it's way easier. You'll start saying stuff in spanish and be like what the hell did I just say?
I don't know. Maybe you think that's all a load of bull but it sorta worked for me. Good luck with the language.
Love,
The girl with the pink mohawk.
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well its good to hear that you finaly called your mom and i love the first picture of pat the bildings look crocked the sky is unreal and the lighting gives the photo a rilly seral fell to it rilly cool and that hat you were so cool i saw it and instently said i want one
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hey love
Patricias a hotty!/gorgeous, she has a nice look to her... i'm glad you've got someone like that while you're in la paz. damnit, kids are so adorable, i hate it, i'm glad you had some good children experiences after *ahem* you know what. you look like indiana jones, just... more political, haha, and less intimidating. i hope you plan to pick up a cookbook of some sort while in bolivia, i've cursed myself since the day i left costa rica sans recipes (damn you warm potato salad, will i ever see you again?) anyways, seems like your doing fine, i'll quit pestering you now
take care
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Benjamin! I am so happy to hear you are having a grandeosa adventure. I am truly jealous of you and your friend patty...I want to be wandering the streets of La Paz, not working at effing A&W serving Seinors their morning coffee...But my time will come (two weeks!)
Love you,
Clare
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wow it looks amazing there!!! Looks so nice!!! Damn you! I`m here in Québec freezing my damn ass off and snow being on the ground every single damn day.., Once the old snow sort of goes away a little then a bunch of new snow comes back... It`s so fucking freezing here and we already had an ice storm. I love Québec besides the coldness... Damn youuu!!!!! :P Did you get any snow at all????
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Hi Ben. I'm a friend of your Moms and have meet you only a couple of times so you probably don't even remember me . I just wanted to say how much I'm enjoying your photos and writings. When I was your age ( 33 years ago ) I did a similar type trip with my fellow in a 67 volkswaon van . It was Mexico which was so different back then. we lived on the beach for 6 months and totally immersed ourselves in the culture. Your pictures bring back so many fond memories because old Mexico looked very similar. Enjoy every moment Ben and keep up the excellent journaling....Lynn
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Wow Ben!!! Amazing photos!!! Dad and I really enjoyed them. What a great way for us to experience your trip. Many of the shopts reminded me of Cuba. It was great to talk to you last evening. Thanks to all of you who encouraged Ben to call home!! Keep the photos coming!! Love Mom