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Our journey from La Paz to Sucre didn't exactly get off to a great start. We arrived at the bus station with minutes to spare, thanks in part to my Spanish error in ordering a taxi an hour too late. We jumped in to a street taxi instead, the driver of which used road skills more at place in grand theft auto. Once there, we took one look at the bus, which was half falling apart and decided no thank you. There was only one small problem our bags were still on the bus. With the bus reversing off and with us safely not on it, I had to open the luggage compartment and grab our bags while fending off one of the bus employees. Hardly ideal but my size definitely came in handy.
With that over and done with we checked back into our airbnb apartment and decided to give it another go the next day.
Once finally in Sucre, we were greeted by a small and charming colonial city filled with white washed building facades and a plethora of cathedrals. We stayed at casarte hostel which had a very relaxed vibe and close to the centre.
Our main reason for visiting sucre was to learn Spanish. We decided to go with fox language school and take a private lesson for the two of us. Two hours cost only £8 a day. Bargain. Our teacher Israel was a bit of a hero as well, putting up with our Spanglish and correcting us on more than one occasion.
Besides Spanish there was more than enough to occupy us in Sucre. One particular favourite was the condor cafe serving vegiterian 3 course lunches for £3 and it's fair to say we became regulars in our week there. Another place not to be missed is the mirador (Spanish for viewpoint, see the lessons paid off) cafe, which is worth the hike up for the view alone. Here we enjoyed a few drinks at sunset with Kev and Helena, friends we had met in Mendoza.
Apart from the food, Sucre is rich in culture, previously being the countries capital and now the legislative centre. It is also where Bolivian independence was declared, which we learnt at the casa de libertad, a converted colonial building detailing Bolivia's history.
To finial off our relaxing week in Sucre we offered to help Kim and Maja, a Swedish/Finnish couple from our hostel who had been volunteering at a charity aimed at improving literacy for children. Firstly, we helped get all the equipment ready for the awareness event. This involved standing in the back of a open top truck driving to a coca-cola depot to pick up chairs and tables. When in Bolivia. We also helped out at the event handing out wristbands. Even with a week of Spanish under our belt we were still pretty useless, but a nice charitable way to end a our stay in Sucre.
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Laura Yay you two for your volunteerism! Gald yiou arrived safely in Sucre. I'm sure your Spanish is better than you think! Love reading the blogs. I should probably read them to Xander and get him up to speed!!!:)