Sugar coated Sucre

We caught a taxi for the 3 hr journey from Potosi to Sucre. Bit extravagant I know, however it was the equivalent of only $6 more than a bus so it was definitely worth it! Little luxuries are GOOD in Bolivia, plus with the driver speeding like a maniac the whole way he managed to get us there in a very swift 2 hours.



We were in for an absolute treat in Sucre, as it's a beautiful city with white wash buildings, lovely people, yummy and cheap food and sunshine... so much sunshine. We also stayed in a great hostel with a big sun terrace, kitchen and an enormous bedroom with ensuite and lounge-room. It was a home away from home so we jumped at the opportunity to unpack our stuff for the first time on the trip. Sheer bliss.

Sucre is a bit of a vortex, it sucks you in with its charms. We met many people who couldn't drag themselves away even after 2 months! As time was running out for us we managed to fit in a few days of relaxing before starting Spanish lessons. They were an absolute bargain at only $6 an hour for private tuition, so we jumped straight in with 3-4 hours a day for 2 weeks.



Along with the Spanish classes and 2 hours of homework a day, we spent the rest of our days in Sucre doing a bit of sightseeing; to a dinosaur park(!?)- Sucre is well known for its dinosaur footprints, the Tarabuco Sunday market, food shopping and eating at the most wonderful mercado that we've been to in South America. We relaxed in the beautiful plaza(and got hassled by shoe shine kids!) and ate out at La Taverne french restaurant. The most awesome steaks were served here at only $7 each, definitely rivaling the Argentinian steaks!

Tarabuco market - colourful threads everywhere




Cute street kids


Tom braving the market street food, served my ladies with dirt caked into their fingernails. Brave, very brave.


Even the shoeshine kids prey on people in trainers!


umm the dino park


Favourite mercado in Sth America - fruit and veggies were delish, plus they had ripe avocados!


The meat was not so appealing, out in the open with no refrigeration. Enough to turn you into a vego!



Tom also managed to fit in some time to bring colour to the streets of the suburbs. He became the talk of the town as most people had never seen street painting before. In fact he had a following of kids and adults lining up to get their houses/businesses painted and struggled to keep up with demand!





Some other photos of street life in sparkly Sucre...