Time to leave

Here we go... Time to leave lovely Stockholm with all the friends and family.
Off finally

After a delay of about 20 min. We are off finally. Beautiful autumn colors below.
Cultural Madrid

Madrid turned out to be a lot more artistic and fun place than I had expected. A lot of cultural shows and street dancing. Some very cool graffiti.. Its a happening place with a lot of pubs and barsLeia mais
Cuenca, Spain

Just about a 100 kms from Madrid is the lovely medieval town of Cuenca. Beautiful location perched high up on the stone cliffs with some beautiful old hanging houses and churches and stoneLeia mais
The eyes of truth and Devil's Window

Some amazing fall colors in this region make for a very stunning drive. The eyes in the hill near Cuenca is a unique natural erosion converted to a piece of art. On the way to Albarracín we stoppedLeia mais
Albarracín, a stunning city in the hills

If there is one stunning town with a lovely medieval feel that I would have to choose, I would choose Albarracín. It a set in a dramatic narrow valley between two hills. Its a feast to the eyes withLeia mais
Albarracín a hidden jem

Albarracín was stunning in the night but turned out to be even better in the daylight. Beautiful classic stone buildings in a hill station location... there won't be many other combinations thatLeia mais
Horizontally across Spain.. almost :)

The morning was nice and sunny while we walked around the town but within a few hours the clouds had rolled in and we could feel the condensed droplets on the face. It was a beautiful experience afterLeia mais
Salamanca, an architecturally rich town

Salamanca turned out to be a yet another fabulous town. Almost every other building near the Plaza Mayor was a piece of unique architecture. The town is much bigger than any other places we hadLeia mais
Salamanca by night

A very beautiful town, extremely well lit in the night. Everywhere you look, there are impressive artistic buildings. It was about 23C and a pleasure to walk around and discover the town.
Graffiti in Salamanca

In the light of the day, Salamanca showed a totally different face in the variety of graffiti one could see there. Interestingly, the graffiti was not one of those illegal ones, but, quite nicely doneLeia mais
Effects of the Catalunya referandum

So, just yesterday had been the day when Catalunya had its referandum. The effects could be seen everywhere we went. The patriotic feelings had been stroked everywhere. In the areas we had beenLeia mais
Astronaut in the Cathedral

Back at the city center, we saw the places we had seen the previous night. The Casa Concha (House of Sea Shells) with the sea shells spread out on the outer wall, the exotic Salamanca Cathedral withLeia mais
Salamanca, its a poetry in stone

Everywhere one walk in Salamanca, there are churches, cathedrals, buildings each more ornate than the other. Many mixed architectural styles can be witnessed in some of them. Intricate stonework,Leia mais
More graffiti on garage doors

After having walked around for about 2.5 hours, we decided to walk back to the car to head back for Madrid. Saw some lovely graffiti on the way back.
Back in Madrid

We headed back to Madrid at around 12 pm. By 3pm, we were already in the city. Took the time to see the sights in Madrid, have lunch, take a quick shower and head to the airport for the night flightLeia mais
Bolivia, 1st impressions

Took off from Madrid at 12 am and after a restless 11 hour flight landed at 5:30 am at Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia. After passing through the customs and migration, I was out by 6:15 am. TheLeia mais
Plaza Principal 24 De Septiembre

The main square is called the 24th September Square in honor of the anniversary of the uprising that brought Santa Cruz to independence. Today this is one of the most important places for social andLeia mais
Interesting stuff at 24 September Plaza

Besides people sitting and relaxing and people watching, there were quite many shoe shine vendors, there were also many hand carts with food items. Many people were selling fresh orange juice and someLeia mais
The reunion in Bolivia

I spent the morning after checking in to do all the pictures backup and some washing. The missed sleep from the previous night finally caught up at around 2pm, so I decided to have an hours snooze.Leia mais
Fooooooddd

First up, we drank chicha from a hand cart seller just outside the bus stop. Then it was the groundnut and jaggery mix that we call moofli gachack in India. Then had a good dinner at a localLeia mais
Off to Sucre

As planned, we were up early by 6 and ready to go to the local bus stop by 7 am. We walked the 500 mts to the bus station in 15 min. Around the bus station, there were local ladies selling soups,Leia mais
This is how we book the rooms

So, just when we were about to leave for the airport, we figured that in the excitement of meeting each other and exchanging stories, we had totally forgotten to book the room in Surce. Since we wereLeia mais
Sucre

Reached Sucre at 10 am. The town is 2800 mts high up in the Andes but the airport is higher at about 3100 mts. At the airport, we bought a SIM card so we could call the hostel since the bookingLeia mais
Sucre, reaching the hostel

The micro dropped us off about 800 mts from the hostel. 800 mts in itself is not far but when you have to climb vertically with a 15 kg backpack at 3000 mts, it was a pleasant exercise in preparationLeia mais
ViajanteHave a safe trip man, and have fun!
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