Day 2 Sunday 12/11

After breakfast and coffee on the patio, we decided to venture out and explore the city. First we wanted to find an ATM and then a tourist information to get more details about places to visit. We first want to the cathedral about a block from the house. It was built in the 1800s in place of an older mission from the 1600s. Cortez actually landed in La Paz and founded the city in 1535. It was then called la Cuidad de Nuestra Senora de La Paz. Then we walked along the Malecon until we reached the harbor (about 2 miles) stopping at the tourist info and the museum of whales where we got an hour tour about various types of whales and related creatures. Malecon is a lovely promenade with the sea and beach on one side. On Sunday it was full of leisurely strolling families. We had lunch in a small café overlooking the sea, but had to wait about 45 minutes to finally get our very simple meal (not great either). Then we went back to the house. Bo took a dip in the pool, Lucy relaxed on the patio and Al took a nap. Lucy and Bo decided to take a walk to the main church of La Paz, the church of Guadalupe, which is supposed to be much bigger than the cathedral. It didn’t look very far on the city map, but it turned out to be on the other side of the city and it took about 50 min of very fast walk to get there. It was indeed much bigger and much more alive than the cathedral – with lots of people attending mass, selling things, kids dressed in indigenous clothes, etc. In the evening we decided to try another restaurant recommended by Trip Advisor (Tailhunter) – also not great.