Sucre!

     Upon arriving at the airport at 7.50 this morning, there was a HUGE line at check-in and it took us almost 30 minutes to get through.  Since our flight left at 8.50 we were worried about getting there on time.
     Of course, that was before they told us that there was "bad weather in Sucre, information at 9.00" then, at 9, "bad weather in Sucre, information at 11" then, at 11, "flight delayed, leaving at 2" then not boarding until about quarter to 3.   It was awful waiting that long at the airport, but the flight was only about 40 minutes and even with the 6 hours of waiting it was quicker an better than taking a 14-hour night-bus.
     Sucre is not nearly as white-washed as we expected.  It is a normal red-and-brown city, but with some white buildings in the center.  We crashed a little after our plane, and this evening went out to walk around and look for some other hotel options (didn't find any, but the good thing was that, by comparison, we REALLY like ours now).  The city square was packed with people walking, and covered in Christmas decorations, the masterpiece being the huge blue tree in the center.  In Bolivia and Peru, people assume that everybody is catholic and there are nativity scenes everywhere this time of year, even in places like the bank.
      The supermarket here is BIG.  We stopped on our way back for pasta and pasta sauce, and also found some pickled jalapenos that are spicy, but really salty.
     Not much internet--enough for emails and posting, but not for pictures.  So I will add Manu pictures (see post below, this is another two-post day) and some Sucre pictures tomorrow.