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Nas prvy den/ Our first day
Published: January 4th 2011South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre
January 1st 2011
Ratali sme s tym ze na Novy rok bude vsetko pozatvarane, ale aj tak sme sa na chvily vybrali do mesta a podarilo sa nam kupit cerstvy bagetu. Nemale sme co robit a tak sme si vymysleli inu zabavu - zemiakovy salat. Trvalo to dlho a niektore ingrediencie /horcica, zavarane uhorky/ samozrejme ani zdaleka nechutili ako tie nase, ale vysledny produkt bol v danej situacii lahodny. A to je asi tak vsetko na co sme sa v tento den zmohli, teda okrem jedenia salatu s bagetkou. We were sure there wont be anything open on New Year but anyway we decided to go out for a while and we managed to buy a fresh bagettes. We didnt have anything to do so we decided to make a potato salad /traditional christmas food for us/. It took ... read more
Vitanie noveho roku/ Welcoming of New Year
Published: January 4th 2011South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre
December 31st 2010
O siestej rano sa nieco zacalo diat a nam svitla nadej ze Novy rok nebudeme oslavavat v autobuse. Autobus sa pomaly rozbehol, pomaly sa predieral bahnom, kluckoval okolo odstavenych nakladiakov, robotnici ho pomaly navigovali cez najhorsi usek a po napinavej chvili sme boli volni. Zvysok cesty nebol o nic menej dramaticky, na ceste sa casto vyskytovali kopy hliny /neslo o zavali, vyzeralo to ako navezene/, cez niektore sa podarilo prejst ale inokedy sa muselo cuvat a obchadzat nepriechodne casti inymi bocnymi cestami. Niektore casti cesty boli doslova len dva vyjazdene pruhy od kolies. Par krat sme isli ces vyschnute koryta riek a niektore brehy boli tak prudke ze kontrolor listkov musel vyjst von a postupne podkladat kolesa kamenmi pokym sa autobuse nepodarilo vyskriabat hore. Nakoniec sa pred nami vynorilo nami vytuzene Sucre a ako odmena sa ... read more
December 14th 2010
We arrived in Sucre around 8.30pm. On the internet we had found the addresses for a few hostels, so headed to the one apparently nearest the bus station. This was a Hostelling International hostel, and was completely overpriced at £20 a night for a double room, not even including breakfast. It also appeared not to be closest to the bus station we were at. However, we were just so relieved to have somewhere to sleep after hardly any rest the past few days. We were not impressed with the location of the hostel (at least a 25 minute walk from the town) and easily the most expensive backpacker place in the whole of the city. Therefore we decided to move on the following morning to somewhere else highly recommended on the internet. This was Wasi Masi, ... read more
December 12th 2010
Hola todos! Drei Tage in Sucre verbracht. Nominelle Haupstadt von Bolivien. Grosse Uni. Kolonialarchitekur. Eigentlich nichts, was einen noch vom Hocker reisst. Trotzdem war es wirklich sehr nett da. Man konnte einfach tranquillo durch die Stadt spazieren. Die Stadt ist sehr viel sauberer als alles was ich in Bolivien bis jetzt gesehen habe. War mal ganz angenehm mal keine Armeen von streunenden Hunden zu sehen. Freitagabend bin ich dann mal losgezogen und landete auf einem Benefizkonzert, wo so eine bolivianische Folkore-band gespielt hat. Normalerweise bin ich super angenervt von diesem Anden-Folkorezeug mit dem man immer in den Bussen und Taxis beschallt wird, aber die Jungs waren echt gut und die Meute ist gut abgegangen. Hab da auch einen Bolivianer kennengelernt der 10 Jahre lang in Portugal, Frankreich und Deutschland studiert hatte. Sprach super deutsch. Arbeitet aber ... read more
Sucre, en Bolivie .... et autres trucs (Véro)
Published: October 25th 2010South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre
October 24th 2010
Nous avons passé 2 jours à Sucre. C'est une belle ville, qui est reconnue pour ses maisons blanches (un peu comme en Grèce) et on a bien aimé s'y promener. On est monté en haut d'une colline où on a mangé dans un restaurant qui offrait une super vue pendant ton repas, on a visité un vieux couvent où on est monté sur le toit... et c'est à peu près ça. Ah j'oubliais, on a bien mangé aussi (la grosse poutine, c'était là!) Un peu comme Phil a fait dans son article l'autre fois, je vais vous mettre quelques photos de Sucre à la fin de cet article. Je voulais aussi vous parler des choses diverses que j'ai observées au Pérou et en Bolivie... Il y a un peu de tout, mais ça va vous donner ... read more
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Pro Vendelínka a jiné dinosauří nadence
Published: October 31st 2010South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre
October 19th 2010
Kdyz tady před několika lety cementářská společnost dolovala cement, našla otisky stop. Archeologové potom zjistili, ze jde o stopy 4 různých druhů dinosaurů, které se uchovaly... ... a az budu mit trochu casu, tak sem jeste neco k tomu dopisu... ... a uz se moc tesim na vsechna ta "Proc?"od Vendelinka... :-) ... read more
October 17th 2010
With only two hundred thousand inhibitants the juridical capital of Bolivia and till 1899 was also the governemental capital, but it lost "La guerra civil" against La Paz. In 1825, Bolivian's independence was declared here on the Plaza 25 de Mayo. For me it is the most beautiful city thinking about it's nice colonial architecture, many old buildings, churches and convents (La Paz is more impressive with its extreme location in altitude around 4.000m and surrounded by many six thousand peaks). And, I have to say that Chorizo (sausage) with salad, Sucre's typical food is really delicious ;)... read more
October 16th 2010
From the frontier town of Corumbá, Brazil we cross into Bolivia and Puerto Suarez, Bolivia’s gateway into the Pantanal. An overnight train ride brings us to Santa Cruz, Bolivia’s second largest city. A local flight then takes us to Sucre.... read more
Stop 13: Potosi and Sucre
Published: October 12th 2010South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre
October 10th 2010
Rant alert! As you can hopefully tell by the tone of our blog we are having a fantastic time. However, I (Steve) feel that I must rant about our bus trip from Uyini to Potosi. We were on the bus in the mountains between the two cities when we stopped in a village and picked up a yokel. As she walked towards us her stale and sour stench filled my nostrils. However I reminded myself that I am a visitor to her country, that there are different social norms and acceptable levels of hygiene, this is Bolivia, this is what I came to see, hear and smell. I reminded myself of all this again as she sat in the seat behind me. However there is a line and what the Queen of the Great Unwashed did ... read more
September 3rd 2010
After spending one night in a hotel with a bed that had two legs made of cheap steal welded together, no towels, hot water or toilet paper and a hole under the door 3 inches thick we decided to go searching for a better choice! We did infact find the best place we have stayed so far, Wasi Masi, a cute little family run hostel, with its own kitchen and a clean friendly dog ´Baloo´like the jungle book) and a courtyard to sit out relax and enjoy in the sun. Amongst our relaxing we also spent a morning horse riding behind Sucre´. No tumbles, but very sore bottoms, we even got to have a gallop and we successfully stayed ontop of the horses. Sams horse ´Benjamin´was boistrous and my little mare we find out after riding ... read more
