We had an early 5am wakeup. I felt like berating the staff as breakfast wasn’t ready til 5:10am, but couldn’t be bothered. I’m sure there was a rule I wasn’t aware of allowing them to sleep in. At least we…
Lagunarama
So the second day of the tour and word on the street was its not as good as the first day. I’m going to say it completely different. Brerakfast though was a complete let down. A hot water thermos and…
Rust and Salt
I was not really sad to see the back of Uyuni. There really is not much here other than it being a dusty frontier town. Still even Uyuni has some charm, just not enough to keep anyone here for more…
Dusty old Uyuni
We left the Hostel Eucalyptus, which we found out was named after eucalyptus leaves because thats what koalas eat, similar to the miners who chew on coco leaves.We caught the 10am bus to Uyuni, to ensure we had time to…
Potosi without a mine tour
So after a night of coughing that keep me awake all night and Claire was the collateral damage. We visited the Pharmacy. We believe we’ve been to a pharmacy for six straight days now! I got some Loperamide for the…
The shared taxi to Potosi
We started the morning with a discovery of the Convent of San Felipe. A wonderful old building that has a nice courtyard and also a rooftop to wander around on. We thought we had discovered something not in Lonely Planet,…
Sucre and Sickness
After an early rise, a habit we are not getting very good at breaking, we walked the “few” blocks to the Museum of Ethnic Art. The few blocks rivalled the steep streets of La Paz but at a much lower…
Beautiful Sucre
After the overnight bus arrived in Sucre, which looked nothing special from the Bus station, we jumped into a taxi to Casa Verde. Its a really nice guesthouse located in what I’m calling the white part of Sucre. All the…
Adios La Paz
Our last day in La Paz, and we had a bunch of senior citizens of Bolivia protesting down the main street of La Paz. Basically the government has declared that all employers pay their employees and extra salary in December.…
La Paz jail riots
So today the 3 amigos, headed down for the free red hat walking tour of La Paz. It starts in San Pedro square and our guides were a young and hip Maurizio, who probably was not wearing enough clothes by…