Today was an easy day. Sue went to have a pedicure and I had a rest. We had a look around the old town of Quito and went to the Cathedral Museum and the Convent Museum, but they weren’t very exciting. Each had lots of gory paintings of people in hell and hanging on crosses. [...]
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The shiny tiles, the uncomfortable seats, and a PA system that sounds as if it was constructed from poly-pipe – we must be in an airport. Luckily it is only 15 minutes till boarding although I still might have to be woken before we leave. We are now more than half way through our trip [...] This morning we went to the Telefériqo, which is a cable car to the top of the mountain behind Quito. The top is 4100m so it literally left us breathless. It seems like there were big plans for this place, but there were few people there and many of the areas allocated for shops and [...] Wow, we are just south of the Equator, but at 2800m and stuck between two mountain ranges, the weather is not that tropical. Flying into Quito the countryside looks lush and green. The houses are more modern than in Lima, the air is cleaner and the traffic much better. The hotel is in one of [...] |
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