Sucre - Bolivian sweets capital for Christmas

... it was not as sweet time as we have hoped but... it definitely made us appreciate Christmas at home a whole lot more since James was not feeling well in Potosi and was worried that it could be due to the elevation we decided to go to Sucre ahead of schedule. and we were in for a nice surprise. Sucre was a beautiful, white stone washed, ¨happening¨ town which was a great retreat from the last two towns that were dark, gray and very ¨worn-out.¨ It was great to go to different cafes, pubs and James loved the fact of not always receiving soup with your bland meal. We had nachos, great pizza, pastas, middle eastern food and lots of different juices... great but... James was not feeling all that well. The Potosi bug followed him and would just not let go... Poor Sweetie had to stay home one day all day just to relax and feel better. This time however we slept in style. After spending one night in a very basic youth hostel we did our research and visited several other lodgings. We found just the right spot! The Grand Hotel - not only had a the cutest courtyard with lots of plants, wicker benches and tables, spacious colorful rooms, but it also included breakfast and offered cable TV in the room - all for about 17 dollars per night.

So when I went with with our new friend Lilly to an out-of town market (here experiencing the best api ever) - James was soothing his body with movies in ... English.

And as for appreciating Christmas at home. Here respectively are our traditional Christmas Eve Dinner (sweet and sour soup with a leg of chicken and a chunk of beef in it) and Christmas Day Dinner (sandwich - airline style)

... just a small honorary mention to a great breakfast on a run - you can buy one during a quick check point stop from a window of a bus, from a local girl ... some type of jerk meat, corn and a potato - quite nice and plenty filling - did I mention the 30 cents price... - presentation is not a strong point here