My parents are here!! After a day of rest, laundry and traveling, Michael and I left Latacunga for Quito and met my parents at Hotel San Francisco in Old Town, Quito. Since they arrived quite late, we had a short evening together before heading off to bed. It has been great to have them here with us to share in our travels.
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| Sharon, Taylor, and Mike - high above Quito |
We spent all day Sunday exploring Quito together. Quito is a HUGE city! It’s about 22 miles long and 4 miles wide, located in a never-ending valley of urban buildings. The city is incredibly wealthy and modern, by South American standards, more than any other that we’ve seen on this trip. There´s even a lightrail train!
While in Quito, we witnessed massive demonstrations about an up-coming referendum, took a tram (called the Teleferico) to the top of a hill overlooking Quito, explored a church touted as “the most beautiful cathedral in South America,” enjoyed the best Andean hot chocolate I’ve ever had on La Ronda street - a cute little area full of local artisans - and ate a delicious dinner near the main plaza in Old Town. The day was fun, but the highlight was simply to be and talk with my parents: eating Easter candy and trail mix, hearing stories about what’s happening at home, and sharing some of our adventures.
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| Sharon and Mike enjoying a beer on the roof of our hotel |
Now that we are with my parents, we are living high on the hog, and plan to do so in every direction from Quito in the next two weeks: East, to a jungle lodge in the Amazon; North to the craft markets of Otavalo; West to the cloud forest in Mindo; and, finally, South to a hacienda next to Cotopaxi National Park.
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