Las Torres Hostal Sucre

... a fiesta or celebration in Sucre. I watched several hundred youngsters marching through the city a couple of days ago with their home made hoola hoops, yesterday the bands were playing and everyone was dressed in their traditional costumes celebrating something to do with Potosi. Potosi is a city not far from here (a few hundred metres higher) famous for it's silver mines. People are divided as to whether a visit to the mines ...

... for a week of Spanish classes with the Bolivian School of Spanish, one to one lessons cost 6.50 usd and we are taking 4 hours a day. After taking the assessment test yesterday I realise how little I know, so the next 7 days could be somewhat tiring, although I'm hoping they will be fun too.<br><br>We are staying at THE best place we have come across yet, it's not in the guide books (because they have only been open 2 years and the books are 2 years out of date ...

... lang gedauert bist uns drei Bolivianerinnen angesprochen hatten, mit denen unterhielten wir uns dann bis drei in der Freuh. Heute fuhren wir ein bisschen aus Sucre raus und schauten uns Fosilien und Abdruecke von Dinosaurian an. Auf der Fahrt dort hin lernten wir zwei Argentinier kennen, mit denen wir uns dann noch ein Teatherstueck von Jugendlichen und ein Blueskonzert anschauten.<br>Am Abend werden wir noch auf eine Homeparty gehen, wo es eine Zaubershow mit Feuerspuckern geben wird.

... I eventually established I could tell whether Felipe was speaking Quechau or Spanish based on what it sounded like, but that didn´t apply to the rest of the time, and even when it was Spanish I really couldn´t understand, and sometimes I would have been concentratedly listenign for a while only to realize it was Quechua, or zoning out and it turned out I was expected to have been listening. Everey so often Felipe would turn to us and specifically ...

5th October 2009:<br><br>Had some time to kill in Uyuni so surfed the net for a bit, nice result for Arsenal 6-2 against Blackburn, it`s all coming together now, unlucky Berger. Said goodbye to our new French pal Chantalle before getting on the bus to Sucre, about 11 hours away. We were not quite sure what to expect but we were not expecting the comfort we had gotten used to in Argentina that`s for sure. The lady who sold us our tickets even warned me to watch my belongings on the bus! We ...

... Wicked!)..<br><br>So in Sucra managed to get in a bike ride that included an 18km downhill around hairpin bends etc... which was great. Had a beer or 2 at the end and then when we got back to Sucra (got a lift back up the hill!) I threw it all up again (still not sure what it was) Anwyay spend the night with a feaver in bed but fortionataly the next day I seemed to be ok and had a little food.<br><br>

... are happy to be reacquainted with him! We continued our wanderings and came across a mini Eiffel tower which was quite strange in a city in the middle of Bolivia! <br><br>All in all we had a wonderful time in Sucre, really relaxing which was much needed as me and Eugene seem to be suffering from a never ending cold at the moment! We headed on an overnight bus heading to La Paz and then onto Sorata to start our biking adventure!<br><br>xx<br>

... that she had in fact meant this. Jesus Christ. Given that her job is to know these salient pieces of information, she really was unsuitable.<br><br>The theme for the day was now incompetence, and my visit to the Kodak shop after lunch &#8211; again at Pizzeria Napolitana whre I had a greek salad - did not disappoint. I went up to the desk and the Japanese bloke was summoned. I took out my ticket and he unwrapped my camera from a package with great ceremony. My expectations were thus raised ...

... but I've decided to move on to La Paz after spending only a few days wandering the city. <br><br>On a less pleasant note, the Israelis in South America are driving me mad! Generally, Israeli travelers have a reputation for being unsociable and just plain mean and grumpy. You're walking down the street and step aside for someone coming near you while saying "excuse me" and smiling and they simply grunt and roll their eyes. They ...