Plaza 24 de Septiembre Santa Cruz

Yes, I know, it's been 11 days since I last wrote on this thing. I'm sorry! If there's one thing you know about me already it's that I'm terrible at textual communication in all of its various forms.

Well, I've got a lot to tell you about then, so you might as well go make yourself a nice mug of tea and settle in because this is probably …

Hello, So our first stop in Bolivia was Santa Cruz. Getting there was quite a journey, starting with a 6 hour bus from Campo Grande to Corumba and two very crowded local buses to the border. They were pretty tricky to catch but we had the assistance of an eccentric greek he told us " to catch the yellow bus downtown, which is sometimes grey". Great …

Ola!

Nous voici donc en Bolivie, a Santa Cruz, où il n'y a presque rien a faire...

Malgré son million d'habitants, ce n'est pas la cité de la peur qu'on pourrait croire. Le centre ville est d'ailleurs assez calme et sûr. Nous en profitons pour prendre un peu de repos, mettre a jour le blog, lessive, paperasse et autres routines …

... if you're Spanish is as bad as mine), as this was obviously the only place for the young Romeo and Juliets of Santa Cruz de la Sierra to seek solace in this strictly Catholic, rather conservative city. There was actually something very innocent about it, ...

... , leaving us confused and food-less. After eventually managing to get fed we spent the afternoon in the Irish Pub overlooking the Plaza 24 de Septiembre, watching the world go by. For our first night in Santa Cruz we turned to the Jodanga Hostel‘s ...

... amenities as an elevator and air conditioning.  Very exciting.  We took a quick walk around the central Plaza 24 de Septiembre (they were celebrating their 200 year anniversary by the way, so lots of green and white from Santa ...

... The hostel was nice and the resident toucan was very friendly. After much needed naps and showers we ventured out to exlpore. Plaza 24 de Septiembre was a short walk from the hostel and we climbed the bell tower for views of the city. We decided retail ...

... early to check into the LP Hotel so we dropped off our luggage, removed our extra clothes and walked 9 blocks to the Plaza 24 de Septiembre. Our first objective was to search for air conditioning and food. The first place we encountered on the square was ...

... ice cream shop and the markets like Siete Calles. Other attractions for you to explore include the Museum of Natural History, the Plaza 24 de Septiembre, and one of the best zoos in the entire country. Santa Cruz is a tropical metropolis, built on a ...