Plaza 14 de Septiembre, the main square
municipal building on the square
upon our arrival, Julie (Gigi's mom) met us at the bus terminal and brought us to the Mary Hotel, a good mid-range option with a great continental breakfast buffet... muchas gracias Julie!
otherwise, we would have stayed here
a decked-out city bus reminded us of Guatemala
all ready for Christmas
dinner at Julie's house with Gig's friend, Marcella
Julie prepared an absolutely delicious dinner of Silpancho
after the filling dinner, we danced it off while listening to Dean's (Gigi's husband) salsa CD
both Marcella and Julie busted a move
and Julie's rabbits too... all 10 of them!
after a continental breakfast at the hotel, we had breakfast #2 at Los Castores where all they do are saltenas...
a specialty of Cochabamba, this saltena was filled with meat, potatoes and vegetables in a spicy sauce... sheer perfection!
... and the third and final breakfast of the day was on the street where this lady served up rellenas (stuffed peppers or potatoes) with a variety of sauces and salad...
... this one was stuffed with rice and ground beef in the middle, then doused with a spicy peanut sauce... deee-licious!
then a couple of hours later, we had a lovely lunch at La Cantonata with Julie and Miriam, another friend of Gigi's
after lunch, we went shopping at the artesanal market
a view of the city
Cristo de la Concordia, which towers over the city
it was particularly windy that afternoon
bread anyone?
a witch doctor selling animal skulls and all sorts of potions near the bus terminal
mild weather meant flowering trees everywhere
what luck! a korean restaurant! well... was more like an asian restaurant...
but it put a happy kimchi smile on Talor
