Sweet, Sweet Sucre, Bolivia

Barbora and I took the 3hr bus  from Potosi to Sucre and I couldn´t miss the opportunity to film what it was like in the Neuevo (new) Bus terminal. It is a huge round building and on the second floor there are dozens of bus companies selling tickets to all the same destinations. The notable thing is that they all YELL the names of the place they are headed to in a constant drone. While this is annoying it is also a complete waste of time because we agreed that even if we wanted to find one of the ladies we wouldn´t know where she was. Insanity.

Okay so made it to Sucre and Yeah! I LOVE SUCRE. Phew after Potosi.

Still traveling with the crew from my Uyuni tour so managed to share a double room with ensuite with Barbora (Slovacian) and I can honestly say that sometimes just having a little privacy and the ability to use the toilet at night without bundling up can be a joy!
Here´s Barbora and I above her language school (she decided to take some more spanish lessons since she is staying in Sucre longer than I am). Do you love my hot pink nail polish and new shades? Ah, the things we do when we are on the road. 

 The town is really a student city. Loads of young people mixed in with the traditionally dressed vendors. Really pretty. The shopping here is cheap (managed to buy some earrings & above mentioned sunglasses) & they have great resto. Enjoyed Mexican, Indian and Thai food + delish drinks w/ mint & cuccumbers and even tried a quinoa beer which was really nice.

Kinda reminded me of the Chambly beer Nicola is featured on that they seem to only sell in Quebec. Either way it was a nice surprise to have good food and drink in Bolivia. My hopes were pretty basic and as Piotrek says (Polish guy in the red shirt below) "it pays to have low expectations".  The gang below from right to left... Andreas, Amit, Piotrek, Tara and Jon then yours truely. Our meeting spot was Sucre's main square. From there we were off to enjoy multiple meals as a group.

 Something I wasn't expecting to find when I rolled up to Sucre was the Parque Cretacico.

Seems the miners in the local quary discovered dino footprints that are 68million years old and now the site is open for the public to check out.The wall above was once a shoreline to a lake and the tectonic plates moved it into a vertical position. To the right here is a zoomed in view of  some of the footprints. 

The Bolivians have created dinasaur replicas around the park. Pretty great work I would never have expected from this part of the globe. Love that anywhere in the western world this would have been a major event but it's almost completely ignored by tour agencies in Sucre. You know how I love Dinosaurs so had to take the below picture! Hillarious and ridiculous at the same time.

Town even has dinosaurs as payphones on random streets. I mean was this place made for me or WHAT? Truely I was finding it hard to leave but I knew I was headed to meet Kyla so it was worth it.

Final day was spent visiting the Recoletta neighbourhood of Sucre where they have a textile museum, markets and as usual steep streets.

Wandered around with Tara and Jon (photo to the right) and then, as the "flash"packer that I am, I boarded a plane bound for La Paz. It was either a 45min plane ride for $80cnd or a 14-16hr bus ride overnight with a potentially drunk driver on dangerous roads for $20cnd. I believe I made a wise choise.

See Linda and Nicola I am using caution when caution is required!
xox
wishing you all the best!
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