Grand Ambassador Hotel Cochabamba

... as though the dinosaurs were migrating further south. <br><br>After this we went into the caves and did a bit of pot holing. We have never done anything like this before and the caves were so narrow in some places that we had to lie down and pull ourselves along with our arms. It was quite scary at first because the holes looked as though you couldn´t fit through....especially Mark. But we managed and had a wicked time. There ...

... being made. I last called at six PM and was told she was watching her granddaughter and to call back later, which I chose not to do. I can take a hint, I just wish I had received the hint while still in Coroico which would have saved us two days.<br><br>So all in all it was a pretty disappointing trip to Cochabamba, but I never expected it to be incredible anyway so no harm done. Now it´s off to Uyuni via Oruro. Venga con nosotros guey.

... meant to get bathed once a week but this does not always happen due to bad weather. It has been v cold here and as there is no hot water in the orphanage, they can only have baths on fair weather days. We are bathing the babies tomoro, cant wait to get them clean coz today they smelt so bad i was nearly sick!-twice!! smelling of urine and u can imagine what else! sorry to be graphic but im giving u a true idea of what life is like for them- no wonderthey cry ...

... museum guide also took us up to the clock tower which houses a still-functioning (thanks to the loving attention he gives it daily) early 1900 German clock . The views are great from here. It is nice to take the time to wander - taking in the everyday street scenes- like that of an old lady sitting on the pavement selling a handful of lemons. Staying here in Cochabamba taking it easy has been a real highlight of our trip do far.

... ATM der Stadt war bei unserer Ankunft geschlossen, so dass sich am naechsten Tag etwa hundert Menschen vor der Bank versammelten um Geld abzuholen (spaeter in Sucre haben wir sogar Schlangen vor Banken gesehen, die eineinhalb Blocks lang waren). Dannach ging es mit dem Bus nach Sucre, 12 Stunden Fahrzeit (angepriesen waren 6-9 Stunden) fuer gerade mal 220 km. Man kann sich also vorstellen um was fuer Strassen es sich hier handelt ...

... reasons. I know it's a bit of a fib, but to be honest, who am I to come all the way over here and then tell them how to run their placements...It was my (and my faculty's, I think) responsibility to get more info before I came out here, but I (and the faculty!) were satisfied without. It's been a great experience, I've loved the country and the people, and will definately be back! But I think this is the right choice for me right now, and I have also come to the decisión ...

... had an extra seat to watch the parade, so perfect! The parade. Wow. There are dances and costumes from all the different parts of Bolivia. Most originate from themes of slavery and colonisation, so it's pretty interesting. I was lucky enough to be sat on the edge of the tourists so chatted all day to Teresa, a woman from Potosi who comes every year with her family! And got way more amazing info and interesting facts than the rest of the tourists who were busy drinking ...

... vi godt igjen fengselet som vi hadde sett saa mange ganger i norske aviser... Jeg skal ikke si annet enn at jeg var ganske nervoes naar vi litt noelende gikk bort til vaktene og spurte om det var mulig aa besoeke "de norske vennene vaare". Jaja, selvfoelgelig, bare gaa inn der, dere, sa de og pekte paa inngangen. Med skjelvende knaer gikk vi inn. Vi maatte betale hele 2 -TO- bolivianos (= ca 2 norske kroner)for aa komme inn og legge fra oss alt elektronisk utstyr. ingen spurte om ...

... staying at his place.<br><br>But the next few days were just taken easy. I wrote in my book-form diary, which I hadn't written anything in since I was in Chile! So that took some time, and was mostly based on what I had already blogged about on the internet, with some extra details people don't write about on the world wide web!<br><br>Then I was headed to La Paz. But hey - no journey in Bolivia is completed without getting stuck in some place due to ...