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We made it in one piece to Sucre and the journey wasnt that bad, it did get a little hot though as the bus didnt have any air conditioning. We grabbed a taxi to our hostel which we had pre booked. The hostel was great, trip advisor had been right, although when we arrived the lady, Jacuqline, did mention that the water had been turned off unexpectedly at 11am that morning, maybe a burst pipe. We said we would stay that night but if the water wasnt on again we may have to look for somewhere else. We went out for a something to eat as it was tea time, and immeditatley knew we would like Sucre. The climate was a lot nicer, warmer, and just under 3000meteres above sea level, it was a lot easier to breath when walking around. We headed to the square and it was beautiful, all the buildings are white, great architecture again and the sun was shining. That night we indulged and had a lovely meal at a balcony restaurant overlooking the square. Col had filet mignon in a mushroom sauce and practically licked the plate. We indulged in a pudding too. It still came to about £15 in total including alcoholic beverages. We could easily stay here a while longer than planned.
The rest of our stay in Sucre was spent chilling, wandering the streets, relaxing in cafes, eating amazing food, and visiting the local museums. We also took a trip to Cretaceous Park, which was situated 5km outside the city at a cement quarry. This park was created when they found over 5000 dinosaur footprints in the side of the quarry when excavating, they contain over 8 different species of dinosaur. That was a fun afternoon for next to nothing. You cannot get close to the footprints as the quarry is still in use, but with my zoom camera I could get close up photos. It is unreal to think how old those footprints are.
We booked some extra nights at our hostel as we decided to spend a whole week in Sucre, it is an easy city to spend time in. I even inquired at a spanish school, as I really wanted to learn more, as I am not picking it up quick enough. The price was good, but Col didnt fancy spending 4 hours a day learning spanish, and although it was a good price compared to English standards, it was money we could spend on other things like accommodation and food.
We were lucky enough to be in Sucre when a festival was happening, apparently it happens once a year, and they close the roads off, and they have all different traditional dances on. We got to see some of the practice sessions on Friday and the full thing was on Saturday, unfortunately we couldnt stay for the whole thing as we had to catch our bus to La Paz on Saturday night. Another night bus journey, 13 hours long, hopefully we would sleep.
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