Capital Plaza Hotel Sucre

... comments. For a while it seemed that we were going to be staying in a house that was a 3 hour hike away. (Eventually it turned out that if we wanted, we could go stay at this place for a day).
Around the walled complex are a number of other buildings. One is where Maxina and Lorenza (who cook snacks and lunches for the school kids) do their cooking and spend the day, one is a green house, and one is the building where we stayed.
Our house (room ...

... She did look on us with pity as she dragged her bag through our sleeping quarters to a nice comfy seat as us gringo´s were left to slum it on the dirty wet floor. It was devestating bit believe it or not I actually took the whole episode quite calmly, I simply laid down and set my bag as a pillow and prayed there were not weak bladdered people on the bus as a toilet stop would require a complete evacuation as the aisles were so narrow. I did struggle to get comfortable as my pockets ...

... of the exploring of Sucre until Wednesday when the sun was shining again :) That night we headed out for a few drinks and a nice meal, determined to check out the nightlife. We ended up in a bar recommended by our bibles (lonely planet and footprints), although we had to wake the barman to get served, so not exactly a lively night!!!!

On Wednesday we headed up a hill for a viewpoint. Struggling with the climb at altitude, Ben wasn’t looking where he ...

... rain of the trip!) we then headed to Sucre by 3 taxis. Now this sounds normal enough, however we had a loco driver on the most winding roads ever, after 3 hours of his wacky driving the 4 of us in our cab were incredibly glad to arrive into Sucre in one piece & welcomed the bottle of red at dinner. Our tour guide Soledad is amazing she has so much patience, enthusiasm & energy she´s definately making the Bolivia experience a great one. We have 3 nights in ...

... Being at a much lower altitude than the other towns we have been to, we were pleasantly surprised by much warmer weather and not getting out of breath just going for a leisurely stroll! There was much wealth in Sucre back in the mining days when Spanish royalty moved from Sucre from Potosi due to the warmer weather and this can be seen in the buildings around town.

On our first night in Sucre we had read about a Gringo bar and ...

... I know they bloody love their cameras, so I knew my little photographic device would be in capable hands... or so I thought. The bloke told me it would cost $35, which was expensive, but with the dirt-removal being an absolute necessity and him refusing any lower amount, I handed over my camera and left. Ready by 2pm tomorrow, he said.

I wandered around the streets for the next few hours and had a bit of an explore (though couldn´t take any photos, annoyingly). The Plaza 25 de Mayo ...

... which pulled over on the opposite side of the street. The girls´ bags were loaded into the boot, and then we said our goodbyes. It was really very sad, as we´d been together non-stop for five and a half weeks. I crossed the street, alone for the first time since I had begun my travels, and after waving to the girls one final time as the taxi pulled into the traffic, I went back to my room.

The feeling of being by myself for the ...

... met o.a. het vetmesten van de stadsduiven.
Onze eerste stop in Bolivië was Isla del Sol temidden het gigantische Titicacameer. Met een halve klaplong beklim je de eindeloze trappen op 3800m, maar wanneer (of als) je der geraakt, dan heb je een adembenemend uitzicht. Een kamer was belachelijk goedkoop, maar helaas was dit ook zo met de lokale hygiëne. Dan maar concenteren op het schitterende zicht en het lokale verkeer dat aan onze deur voorbijkwam ...

... at spanish. But we´re getting by fairly well between the three of us.

Today, more wandering around, buying souvineers and taking in the sights. It was such a hot day, we were completely surprised. We´re in the middle of the Andes in winter, and it hit 28 degrees! As soon as the sun went down it got cool again though.

Next stop, La Paz. Looking forward to it!

Adios!

Chrissy
xxx

... wrong, they were extremely hospitable and friendly, and it was wonderful to live in a home-like environment for a week. However for the purpose of learning Spanish they were not the greatest as they were kind of old and did not talk too much, and we ended up having similar conversations every night as they did not seem to remember what we had talked about the night before.

Over the weekend I was there I wanted to do a hike Lonely Planet had ...