Feb. 27th, third day in Sucre

Wednesday, Feb. 27^th, third day in Sucre:  We visited an old house, Castillo de la Glorieta, The Castle of the Glorieta, on the outskirts of town.  It was built by a couple who both came from very rich mining families.  They could not have children and so they built orphanages on the property and took care of many orphans.  It is an amazing house. 

The entrance to the Castillo de la Glorieta.

Mom and I on one of the many patios.

Chris at the top of the stairs.

Looking up at the tower.  We climbed to the top.  Coming down made me sick.

Linda and Chris at the top of the tower.

Every room had very ornate ceilings.

Every room had a different patten of parquet floor.

View of the smaller tower from the higher tower.

The castle from the gardens.

Mon in the doll house.

Another parquet floor.

The rooms were beautiful but no furniture.

We had lunch in town and walked through the plaza and then visited the museum at the Cathedral and saw all the silver on the altars in the Cathedral. 

In the plaza on our way to lunch.

The four of us in the Cathedral.

Next we visited an old convent that is now a girl’s school.  The view from the roof was breathtaking.  We finished off the day by playing cards.  Mom won both games.  I think she cheats.

Mom in the courtyard of the convent of San Felipe Neri.  Now a girls school.

The second floor looking onto the courtyard.

Mom on the second floor.

View from the roof of the convent.

We climbed to the bell towers.

View from the roof of the convent.

Taking a break on the roof of the girls school.

Mom in the courtyard again.

View of the courtyard from the roof.

View of the courtyard from the roof.

Mom ringing the bell in the bell tower.

View from the bell tower.