From Puno we went on to . “We” because I got to know a German couple (Matthias & Daniela, picture only available if you’re on my Flickr contact list) in Puno with whom I continued my trip.

So we went to where we stayed for one day (two nights). We chose the really nice and moderately cheap hotel Continental. My room provided a beautiful view over Lake Titicaca and cost 50 Bolivanos a night (80 for matrimonial I think). We rented a pedalo, enjoyed the beautiful weather and the cheap food. The next day we took the bus to . That bus had some troubles. It came about two hours late and the organisation wasn’t really able to handle the problems. We were already thinking about getting our money back, skipping La Paz and returning to Puno the next day. But in the end we were glad we didn’t do that.

In La Paz we went to the hotel Torino which also cost 50 Bolivanos for good quality but not on par with Copacabana’s Continental. We took the tourist tour bus which during about 3.5 hours drove us through La Paz and the nearby . The evening we spent at the restuarant Dumbo where we enjoyed some of the best food and service in our live for ridicilously cheap prices. We each paid about 50 Bolivanos for that meal including a bottle of wine which we shared. I also bought three more Narnia books for 15 Bolivanos each. And we went to see the Narnia movie in the cinema.

The next morning we took the bus to Puno. We left at about 8 o’clock and arrived at around 1 pm. I checked out the returning buses to Lima and ended up using again. This time I had the standard class Imperial from Puno to Arequipa (the same average service I had from Lima to Cusco two weeks ago) and the luxurious Cruzero (with something to sleep in that almost deservers the word “bed”) from Arequipa to Lima. Unfortunately I had just a few minutes stop in Arequipa because the first bus was late. I arrived the next morning at 10 o’clock in Lima just 50 meters from my office.

And because I had slept well in the bus I went straight to the office to check my mail, update my weblog and sync with my blogroll. A few news related to my blogroll might come up shortly.