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| Carnival in Sucre |
Dave is in heaven with the Sucre carnival. For the last few nights whenever you go in the streets you meet brass bands, dancers and water fights. These seemed to reach a climax Friday night when assisted by gentle rain everyone was soaked or covered in foam or both. Youngmi and a few other think this is childish even though she wears a $1 plastic poncho to avoid the worst.
Today Saturday the sun was back for a big parade.
Spanish lessons continue to have little effect on a poor student.
Youngmi has had a cold all week and avoided most of the lessons. She has been helped by Doctors Hernan and Howard who were staying at Casa Verde and prescribed alternatives to dried llama foetus from the witch market. Our friend Tatiana swears by this natural remedy and a mexican masseuse.
Life in Sucre continues to be good. The only fly in the ointment has been a one week battle with swiss air and STA travel to change the last flight on our 12 month round the world ticket from 1 Sept to 30 Oct. We could only book flights 10 months in advance before we left although we had a 12 month ticket. No problem said STA just call swiss air after a couple of months and they will change the flight at no cost.
Calling swiss air from Bolivia was not easy and swiss air said no. STA said we are too busy to help you. After many calls and emails STA say it will be changed but it will take two weeks! Not to worry I can hear another brass band coming along the road. I will grab a few globus con agua ( small balloons filled with water and get out there.
Hasta luego
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