After leaving my hotel in the morning I
headed for 'Paso de los Abuelos' on Calle Bustillos which according to my
guidebook had the best saltenas in town? I ordered a 'santa clara', 'caldo' and
a 'jamon y queso' and they all were very tasty!
After my breakfast I decided to walk towards the train station as I was thinking of catching a train to Potosi on Monday. Whilst walking I stopped at a nearby drink and food stall and I got chatting with a local man who happened to be a lecturer at the nearby college (Tourism). He bought me a drink and offered to take me to the station in his car, and so I accepted, (I was 100 % sure he was ok!) It was only a few minutes drive, and when we arrived we exchanged email addresses and said our goodbyes. I proceeded to walk to the train station, but it wasn't too long before I realised it wasn't in use anymore, and a few locals confirmed this also! I wasn't that bothered (I just fancied riding on a Bolivian train for the first time!), so I flagged a taxi down and asked him to take me back to the centre of town (5 Bolivianos).
I then caught the number 4 bus to Castillo la Glorieta, which was 20 Bolivianos for the entrance fee (twice as much as a local). It was once the home of a mining baron in the 1800’s and if I am honest I wasn’t really that impressed with it all!
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After my breakfast I decided to walk towards the train station as I was thinking of catching a train to Potosi on Monday. Whilst walking I stopped at a nearby drink and food stall and I got chatting with a local man who happened to be a lecturer at the nearby college (Tourism). He bought me a drink and offered to take me to the station in his car, and so I accepted, (I was 100 % sure he was ok!) It was only a few minutes drive, and when we arrived we exchanged email addresses and said our goodbyes. I proceeded to walk to the train station, but it wasn't too long before I realised it wasn't in use anymore, and a few locals confirmed this also! I wasn't that bothered (I just fancied riding on a Bolivian train for the first time!), so I flagged a taxi down and asked him to take me back to the centre of town (5 Bolivianos).
I then caught the number 4 bus to Castillo la Glorieta, which was 20 Bolivianos for the entrance fee (twice as much as a local). It was once the home of a mining baron in the 1800’s and if I am honest I wasn’t really that impressed with it all!
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Castillo la Gloriete
After catching the bus back (which waits outside la
Glorieta) I had another walk around Sucre and came across a wedding at the
Cathedral and so hung around to take some photographs. I visited a restaurant
near my hotel (I forget the name?), but from what I could gather they mainly
just sell chorizo sausages which is a specialty of Sucre. I ordered the 'Plato Doble', which was basically
two large sausages served with salad which was very nice if not a little
expensive.
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La Catedral in Sucre
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La Catedral in Sucre
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La Catedral in Sucre
Chorizo sausages in Sucre
I had another walk around and bought some chocolate just
off the Plaza and then headed for 'Biblicafe' for a coffee and a crepe, again
very nice but a little expensive. I was really just killing a little time until the Museo de Arte Indigena opened at 3pm!
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La Catedral in Sucre
La Catedral in Sucre
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Sucre
The Museo de Arte Indigena was very good, although not
as large as I expected. It certainly gave me an insight into what I can expect
to see at Tarabuco tomorrow. I slowly made my way back to my hotel for a lie
down, before heading back out in the evening where I witnessed some traditional
music and dance in the Plaza 25 de Mayo. I took a few photographs and a couple of videos before
heading back to my hotel. It wasn't long after I arrived back when there was
some almighty thunder and lightning followed by torrential rain that lasted for
about an hour, it certainly would have cleared all the streets of Sucre!
Musicians in the Plaza 25 de Mayo - Sucre
La Prefectura in Plaza 25 de Mayo - Sucre
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