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La Paz (11 April)
Upon arrival in La Paz we headed straight for the hostel bar. We were staying in a Loki, which are renowned as party hostels so we had to test out the reputation! After numerous beers and Blood Bombs we were pretty merry by 8.30, so decided to take an hour break. The bevving soon recommenced and we apprarently went out to a club. I have no mempory but we supposedly jumped in a taxi with some randomers and ended up at Mungos. I spoke to a girl the next day who said I had been really angry in the club, but that doesn´t sound like me so I´m not sure.
The next day we were both in a whole world of pain, and I didn´t get out of bed until 5pm...yet another written off day! The next couple of days also didn´t really happen and we cancelled plans to go quadbiking. I spent a day wandering around La Paz, exploring the witches market which sold dead Llama foetuses which apparently bring good luck to the home. Being bored of Peruvian / Bolivian food we also had too many meals at Burger King. We also tried out the local curryhouse where Schills decided to try the 'World's most dangerous vindaloo'. It wasn't the world's hottest curry, more a play on the ´World's most dangerous road'. He was in a whole world of pain, and it was painful to watch, but his competitiveness meant he finished it and got a free t-shirt. On the Thursday night, having now recovered, we had another savage night out. Hit the bars at Loki and Wild Rover Hostel before another club I hardly remember!! I was relatively ok the following day, our last in La Paz, and wandered around town doing a few productive things, before we experienced what seemed to be a police shootout, with gunshots and the sound of explosions which didn´t faze the locals in the slightest. It was pretty disconcerting!
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