This morning, we decided to seek out one of the typical breakfast foods in Bolivia, called a Salteña, which is basically like a baked empanada with a stew accompanied by hot liquid (soup?) inside. We had tried a couple from street vendors, but today we paid the big bucks (8 Bolivianos each, or $1.15) at a restaurant today for some that were piping hot and delicious. Worth it!
Today is the biggest day of Carnaval in Sucre. We knew there were things going on, but we weren’t 100% sure where to start. After some walking around, we headed to Bolivar Park and found where things were happening. There were multiple food stalls and kids running around everywhere with spray foam and water balloons. They showed no mercy!
We found a spot to perch and watched some of the cultural dances and floats.
After watching for a while, we snacked on a couple papa rellenas (filling surrounded by mashed potatoes breaded and deep fried) and then walked back to our hostel to watch the some of the bands from our balcony. On the way, we were searching for a bottle of wine to enjoy. We found some Bolivian wine called Oporto, it was really hard to find so we were thankful when we finally ran across some wine. Though we were a little bit skeptical that it may be a sweet wine, we couldn’t find anything else, so we decided to try it. Turns out, it was extremely sweet, more like grape juice. Instead of drinking it like that, we added some oranges and apples, heated it up on the stove, and enjoyed some mulled wine with the view from the terrace.
Since it was a Sunday and a holiday, most of the restaurants was closed. We found a place called Joyride Café, which definitely catered towards gringos, but also had a nice selection of Bolivian specialties. For starters, we had a Bolivian soup called Menudito with multiple kinds of meat and corn. It was a huge serving for a starter, had we known the portion was that big maybe we would have just stopped right there! Alejandro ordered Charque de Res, dried shredded beef that was then fried and served with cheese and corn. Cassie had Pastel de Quinoa, which was basically a casserole with quinoa, ham, cheese and mushroom. We were both very happy with our dishes, and returned back to the hostel to get some sleep.
Travel Fun With Cassie and Alejandro 
The food looks delicious and the idea of Carnival high in the mountins with andean music is hard to belive. I always thought carnival was on the coast.
Thank you for shareing.
Big kiss.
Lolis
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You are having too much fun. Stop it.
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