The alarm went off at 5:30am and it was a bit of a struggle to get up. We needed to check out though and be ready for our 6:15am taxi to take us to the airport. The traffic was non existent though this early on a Sunday morning so we arrived at the airport with heaps of spare time.

We were flying with BOA, Bolivia's national airline, through Cochabamba to Sucre. We knew they were going to be short flights and were surprised to be served a sandwich and drink. The flight was so quick that the plane had begun it's descent while coffee and tea were still being handed out. Drinks were gulped down and the rubbish tidied away just in time for landing after 30 minutes in the air.

Our plane was continuing to Sucre so we were allowed to stay on the plane although we did have to change seats. The second flight was even quicker, only 20 odd minutes but still got sandwich, no drink though.

Bolivians, or maybe it's Latin Americans, sometimes have no manners what so ever especially when it comes to queues etc. At the baggage carousel they insisted on blocking the way even when theirs bags where nowhere to be seen. You almost feel rude bashing them out the way to get to your bag but there was no other choice.

We managed to get a taxi straight away, it probably wasn't an official one but then again we couldn't see any that might actually be official. The 'taxi' we took was a nice new car so we weren't going to complain and he got us to the Casa Verde hostel quickly and safely for Bs.30.

Even before a registration or check in, we were shown to an upstairs room, it was almost like an attic room but still very spacious with a proper sized double bed and some simple but nice touches in the room like hooks and shelves. The hostel even had a covered swimming pool so maybe we'll have a dip in it over the coming days.

We had a quick walk around the town centre looking for a laundry but it seems that they are all closed on Sundays. On our walk we came across the Para Ti chocolate shop and couldn't go past without going in and buying some chocolate. We first tasted the chocolate in La Paz and it was delicious but Sucre is where it is actually made. Carrying on through the town we came across the central market, it wasn't huge but there seemed to be stalls selling everything.

We headed back towards the centre and Plaza 25 de Mayo in search of somewhere to eat. There were a few cafe restaurants round the plaza but we headed down a side street towards Abis Patio which had good reviews.

The place was packed and we were lucky enough to get the last available table. The menu looked fantastic and it was hard to choose but in the end David opted for the BBQ pork ribs and Maria the BBQ hamburger. They also served a particularly tasty limonada. The food took a while to come because it was so busy but the Belgian owner was very friendly and came to chat with us a few times and to let us know our food was coming. It was worth waiting for too - the burger patties were made of top quality meat and the ribs were more like a huge slab of pork belly. There was so much pork that David couldn't even finish his fries.

Opposite Abis Patio was SAS supermarket, the first western style supermarket we had come across in Bolivia. We were so full from lunch though that we didn't actually buy much.

We went back to the hostel and tried sitting out by pool for a bit but it got cloudy, windy and bit chilly. The internet connection was a bit better than average in Bolivia so we managed to update the blog.