Sucre is an old historical town with all of the buildings in the central area painted white.

We did a city tour on the day we arrived and get to see some of the main sights. It once was the capital of Bolivia however now it is one of two capitals (La Paz is the other). It is still considered one of the capitals as it has the legal system based here.

Highlight of the tour was going through the textile museum. Seeing the handiwork was amazing and the time it takes to make each item (6 months for one large handicraft).

Next day we then visited a local market (Tarabuco) which took 2 hours on a bus to get too. The land is dry and dusty and the houses are made of brick. Market is only held once a week and is where the locals visit. Lots of handicraft, and locals in traditional dress. Many beggars holding out the hand, and we tried to get photos of some of them.

One lady we asked to take her photo, and she said 5 Bolivios (about 75 cents US) which we thought was a bargan.
She had a cute baby on her back and then once Tony had taken her photo she asked for another 2 Bolivos for a photo of the kid, not realising how camera zooms work!!

I bought a minature traditional hat, and a Alpaca scarf. Really cheap for both.

They had woman cooking chicken or pork in little pans on the side of the street and selling. We didn´t trust any of the food, so just got a drink at the local cafe.

Overall I really enjoyed the market and seeing of the locals in traditional dress.

We have noticed the higher altitude here (2780 metres above sea level), or maybe its that we´re unfit as we´re getting out of breath easier climbing the stairs.

Next day was spent relaxing (I got my nails done for 25 Bolivianso which is about 3 USD). It took 45 minutes and she did a really good job. We´ve been able to finally watch some english tv and relax around the town and hotel. We found a really nice cafe (Locots) which had a lot of vegetarian choices and nice juices.

We´re now waiting for our bus out to Potosi. They are having strikes at the moment, and we were meant to leave at 10 today on a bus. During strikes they block the roads so no traffic is able to leave the city and no set time for the strike to finish. We´re hoping to catch a taxi to one side of the road block walk a little while then catch another taxi on the other side. Lets hope all goes well.

They have a lot of strikes (miners, teachers, civil servants, bus drivers) before Referendums and the next is on the 10th August. Travel is likely to be interrupted for the next few days