Blogs from Sucre, Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia, South America - page 15

The first thing we spotted on our arrival in Sucre was an icecream parlour, and succumbing to temptation, we headed here for peach melba and Viennese sundaes before looking for digs. This was to set the tone for the remainder of our stay. Apart from some nice walks, the best thing about Sucre was the food. We stayed in a quite nice hotel just off the main square, and spent some time just wandering around and sussing out things to entertain us for the next couple of days. That night we found an intersting Dutch/Bolivian restaurant and ate far too much and had our first bottle of wine since santiago (yes, unbelievable I know). I had a quinoa soup and a spicy chicken thing with freeze-dried rehydrated potatoes, which are quite a delicacy in the area. ... read more

Our last day in La Paz was spent watching the Wimbledon final and eating a proper dinner, as all Sundays should be spent. That afternoon we headed to the bus station in a cab driven my a man wearing a rather fetching all in one Addisdas tracksuit. We were just about to comment when he splurted out some amazing English. Phew! We jumped on an overnight bus to Sucre, the real capital of Bolivia, where Nic and I would be enrolling in Spanish school for the last time. We arrived early the next morning and after a snooze headed out to find a suitable Spanish school and some voluntary work teaching English. Thankfully we found both. Spanish school from 8.30am until 12.30pm and teaching English to 10-12 year olds in the afternoons. Classes started the next ... read more

18/06/09 After waiting for nearly 3 hrs Angela said she had read of a place run by a trench man and a Swiss woman and so we set off for Dolche Vita which was surprisingly close to town and they had one room left. The place was marvellous after spending nearly a week in sub standard acc it was great to have a comfortable bed and a very hot shower! The owners spoke very good French german and English making it very easy for us to know what to do. And so at about 12 we went out to see what Sucre was like. Well we were in for a surprise, the quiet town centre had changed into a bustling city with people and taxis everywhere, the major difference being that the cars run on gas ... read more

Hola, I travelled from Santa Cruz to Sucre last night and the journey was TERRIBLE. Proper roads do not exist here. In terms of luxury of buses it seems that BoliviaBrazilArgentina. Argentinian buses are supposed to be plush which is something to look forward to! So the bus was bad. No toilet, only 2 stops in 18 hours. The seats went most of the way back (almost 180degrees) but were pretty solid. The roads were unbelievable. Much worse than the train, you couldnt sleep for the rocking and bouncing. I was sitting near a woman with a new baby, I would be pretty surprised if the baby didn´t have concussion from the trip. The landscape was pretty dire at points too. Very dusty, dry, barren. Many of the houses we passed in little villages were derelict ... read more

Sucre was exactly what we needed after our Salt Flats excursion. We decided to splurge and stay at a ***** hotel. (That´s right, a 5 star hotel) For 4 nights and some room service, it cost each of us under $100 CND total. The hotel was called Hostal de su Merced. (http://www.desumerced.com/) Their rooftop terrace was breathtaking. A great place to refuel. In Sucre we did lots of walking around. The main plaza is very pretty and very clean relative to some of the other places we've visited. One night we decided to do something different so we went to a show called ¨Origines de fantasia.¨ It was a dance show demonstrating Bolivian folklore from around the country. The dancing was nothing spectalur but seeing the costumes and the differences in the dances was. Tickets cost ... read more