Translation of fixing in German

We bought a Sandwich and were looking for a taxi, but the streets were so crowded that we had to wait nearly one hour to find a cab. We even had to walk a few blocks in order to catch one.
There are many lakes situated throughout the center. The entire atmosphere here was more relaxed. Our first spot was the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum. In addition there was a small Pagoda nearby.
Arica was not our destination, we had to move to the South, around one thousand kilometers, and we did not know how, whether by bus, plane or train. We considered all of them and start looking for itineraries.