• Bron PlaskowskiTravelerIt Started As A 2 Week Cruise
    Taking off from La Paz airport.
    This stray found his way into the airport and later had a pee up a wall.We were very impressed they'd especially put a band on in the airport for our arrival in Sucre.The taxi driver had music videos playing on the dash's LCD panel. I'm sure that's not legal at home.Our new room at no extra cost, as the original property was being refurbished after a flood.We had the Friday menu of the day, soup, enchiladas and a creamy dessert thing, was lovely.The restaurant was lovely.With views over the main square.The gardens in the main square were beautifully laid out and very well maintained.There is a definite skill to sweeping up using palm leaves.The Mirador de la Mansarda, a viewing point in the main square.Casa de la Libertad, I thought the matching cones were a nice touch.The Iglesia de San Felipe de Neri, a girls convent school, with visitors allowed in the afternoon.The viewing point at the top of the convent.I think that bell has sounded it's last dong.The Harry Potter themed cafe bar that I never noticed until we'd been sat in there for 20 minutes.I was sat right next to this wall and still didn't pick up on the theme.What sort of bird makes a nest like that.The tasting menu, all 11 courses. Good job we had an English speaking waiter.

    A Slower Pace

    February 7 in Bolivia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    Up very early this morning for the first of our two flights at 05:45. They were two forty-five minute flights via Cochabamba, no direct flights for some reason.

    We arrived at the hotel around 11am exactly the same time as a Bolivian couple and the owner sat us down and in both languages for about 15 mins she gave us a detailed itinerary of things to see and places to go. We didn't need to go to the tourist information after that.

    Bolivia has two capitals, La Paz is the adminstrative capital and Sucre is the constitutional capital. Walking the downhill half mile to the main square, Sucre immediately felt a much more laid back sort of place. We had lunch at one of the recommendations, Azafran. We got the last table on the balcony, the atmosphere in there was so relaxed, the fixed menu of the day, 3 courses for £2.25 was excellent. However, my two bottles of beer came to £2.85, so cheaper to eat than drink. The surroundings, the food, the music made for the best lunch I've had in ages.

    In the afternoon we wandered the streets around the centre and went to the convent girls school of Iglesia de San Felipe de Neri where after lessons the public can have a guided tour and go up onto the roof for views across central Sucre and beyond.

    In the evening, we did another recommendation (she must be on good commission), a restaurant that does an 11 courses tasting menu with four paired cocktails and two paired wines. All for the extravagant sum of £13.50 each. Again the meal, atmosphere and surroundsings made for a great experience.

    Today was the most relaxing day we'd had since getting off the ship and I think we were probably ready for it.    Read more