Food and Drink

Well, we're certainly not starving here. We had a fantastic Bolivian meal on Saturday night. Sunday night we tried a Cuban restaurant. I had ropa vieja (old clothes) and a mojito, a typical Cuban drink with muddled mint, sugar, rum and soda. The mojito was missing something; I think it was the splash of bitters. The Cuban coffee was excellent, though! I am doing the hot drink tour of La Paz. Breakfast is included with our room, so we eat at the hotel every morning. They set out hot milk, and I make my own concoction of 3/4 coffee and 1/4 milk, basically a café con leche. Last night we ate at a Middle Eastern restaurant, and they had Arabic Coffee. This was our most disappointing dining experience--neither the food nor drink was very good. Tonight I'm going to try a Submarino, a drink of hot milk with a Bolivian chocolate bar stuck in it. My mom doesn't like hot drinks or alcoholic drinks. I tell her she's missing out on half the experience!