Uyuni part 1

 Sorry for the long delay in posting this.

Part 1 is the pictures I took of the steam locomotive graveyard at Uyuni.  The graveyard started as a scrap yard, and simply grew.  It took a while, and if you look, you can see the sand trapping the wheels, and the interesting way the climate has both worn down and sanded smooth the surfaces of the metal here.

The pictures say a lot, but it is still hard to capture the cool indifference of the dry wind and strong sun.

Faces From Cochabamba

 A few pictures of the friends I have met over the (Canadian) winters I have spent in Cochabamba Bolivia.

  

Many faces are missing, But this gives you a nice sample from this year.

Civic Planning Choices

 Some things in city planning can make you wonder.

Why do some roads twist and turn at random, some times it is east to work out why, avoiding swampy areas, staying away from creeks or crossing the river at the easiest point.

But when a city is laid out in a grid pattern, I have to wonder just who it was that decided that cutting down a tree that is in the middle of the road is NOT part of the plan.

Was it too pretty?

Too large?

A favourite type?

Any way, here it is.

Return after absence.

 Back in Bolivia, and after a long break, here are a few photos of Tarata, a town just outside Cochabamba that has retained the Spanish Colonial style of building throughout the town.

 

The Cathedral, with attached monastery to the left.  Next few are of the courtyard of the monastery.

And now a few pictures in the town.

 

All for now.  Heading to Uyuni soon, hopefully the pictures taken there will be nice.

More pics of the granddaughter

 

She is very strong, and likes to stand up.

New addition to family

 The following are a few pictures of my granddaughter, Madeline.