Well, the night bus from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Sucre was quite nice! It's almost like being in a bed. We were not as exhausted as we thought next morning. Once arrived, we took one of those minibuses (the official public transport in Bolivia) to reach the famous Plaza 25 de Mayo in the middle of the city. We quickly found out how charming this city is!
We found a nice guesthouse in Sucre called Clavel Blanco — central enough to walk anywhere to visit the city. There we met a bunch of nice guys from Germany, UK, Argentina and France. And it was the first time we met a person from Italy — a lady — after 9 months of travels! We also met awesome hostel pets: 1 dog and 2 cats. One of them was a cuteness kitty! They started to sleep with us every night. Check the pics!
Festival Week and the Markets
We were quite lucky because it was a full week of festival in Sucre. Lots of people, tourists (local and foreign) and lots of animations! Sucre is extremely charming — lots of really nice small streets, going up or down. We visited the market where we found so many good things. You can have a good meal for 2$. We also tried local juices made by funny and interesting women — very chatty! And their juices were soooo good and very fresh.
Chocolates Para Ti
In Sucre, you will find a few chocolate stores and we found one close to the guesthouse called Chocolates Para Ti — which literally means "Chocolates for you". So, we developed this habit once a day to go there and have something sweet. The Chocolate Expresso is really good. We tried a lot of different things. You can visit their factory not far from the center, but we missed this opportunity unfortunately. Don't miss it if you go to Sucre!
Museo del Tesoro
There are also a few museums. We visited just one and it was a really good discovery: Museo del Tesoro. William thought it would be boring but finally, we learnt so many things about precious stones, jewelry, mining technologies and Bolivia's culture. Worth it!
Parque Cretácico (The Dinosaurs!)
We went 30 minutes from the city center to the Parque Cretácico by using — for the first time in our lives — a "tourist bus". You know, the red one where people can go to the rooftop and take pictures… There is the biggest dinosaur footprints wall in the world and you can learn more about ground evolution, tectonic movements and dinosaurs. It was also the first time we followed a big group of tourists with a guide equipped with a megaphone. Ahhh... but let's say it was a good half day walking and discovering!
The Hostel Cat (and the Lightning)
The rest of the time we enjoyed discussing with other travellers at the guesthouse, we took 4 hours of Spanish lessons to review the basics, and we rested. Then there were the markets, more juices, and the musicians…
And that night — the lightning. Bolivia knows how to put on a show.
Sucre was a really good part of our trip in Bolivia! Now, after a funny and exhausting night bus, we arrived in La Paz. Many things to do here and around the city. Oh, and I almost forgot to say there are thousands of French people everywhere — it's crazy!
Stay tuned!
September 19–23, 2018