Hostelling International Sucre

... regarding how to cook, which mostly confused us. For example, it was very important that we toast the rice. We were also a little unsure what exactly one cooked with rice, potato, and egg. This led to them concluding that we did not know how to cook, despite our explaining that we did, just in a different style. Part of the problem is that we just couldnīt seem to communicate with them. Neither of us could understand the otherīs spanish. Anyways ...

... niet door. Kyra en Johanna zijn naar een marktje gegaan. Dus ik heb mij vermaakt met internet, wat eten in ons favoriete restaurant en Bolivia zien winnen tegen Brasil. Er komen nog genoeg fietsdagen voor mij, dus je hoort mij niet treuren.

Sucre naar La Paz
Vannacht rijden we 12 uur met een slaapbus naar La Paz. Ik ben benieuwd wat zo'n grote stad met je doet. In ieder geval zitten we dan weer op grote hoogte, rond de 4.000 meter.

... which is great & a nice change from Julio. Left La Paz Sat morn, such a shame we didnt have more time here, and headed for Uyuni, a small town which is the start point for the Salt Flats. We got a bus then a 7hr train trip to Uyuni, arrived at the hotel about 1am, was tiring but the trip went pretty fast cos of the good company, also they played the Simpsons movie, dubbed in Spanish with English subtitles, it was pretty funny. Next morning a respectable ...

... I then went over the details with her, and this is when it became apparent she was an idiot. Firstly, she realised the bus in fact left at 6pm, and corrected the ticket accordingly. Cheers for that, I could have missed it. Secondly, she insisted the La Quiaca to Salta journey took eighteen hours. I told her this was ridiculous as I had checked it online and knew that it only took a maximum of eight. Did you mean the entire journey added together takes eighteen hours?, I suggested. She ...

... up the endless stairs at 3800 meters, but when (or if) you make it, the view is amazing. A room was ridiculously cheap, but so was the level of hygiene, so we just tried to focus on the fabulous view we had from our bedroom and the local traffic, consisting of lamas and donkeys.
It is obvious that tourism has not reached the level of e.g. Peru. Over there, a wee shepherd girl will grab the smallest of her lambs, asking 'foto, amigo?'. Along Lake ...

... Southeast of the Mercado Central, may have the best Salteņas in Bolivia, also there is a really good Chorizo place on Olaņeta roughly 2 blocks northwest of the Police Station, its called Doņa something and its on the left side as you walk away from the center. Neither of these places are listed in Lonely Planet but if you are in Sucre I would recommend going there, also the whole area surrounding the Mercado Campensino is a really interesting, authentic area.

We took a bus from Uyuni to Sucre. We had no plans for Sucre. We were really just trying to get to Brazil. We landed in Sucre before 5am. It was still dark and cold. We stayed at a hostel across from the bus station. Upon exiting the bus station a large advertisement for it was painted on a wall. Unfortunately, we did not know the hostel was so close. We only knew what ...

... suedamerikanische Stadt handelte (wir haetten jedoch nicht gedacht diese gearde in Bolivien, dem aermsten aller Laender in Suedamerika zu finden).
Nachdem wir schliesslich einen Tag mit Sightseeing verbracht hatten, entschlossen wir uns mit dem Bus nach La Paz weiterzureisen. Mit dem Busticket in der Hand brachten wir noch unsere Waesche in die Waescherei um ...