Cayman Hotel Quito

... a very enjoyable lesson with Alba touring the sights of the old town in Spanish - amazingly came across a hat exhibition! On Thursday I´m outa here, I´m off to the Galapagos for 8 days, should be fab. But I´m gong to miss Alba, so I´m trying to convince her to use skype so I can continue my lessons when I leave. <br><br><br>PS. Hang on for the pics - haven´t worked out how to do that bit yet!<br><br> <br><br> <br><br><br><br>

... to having a pork sandwich! After a great day in Otavalo we hopped back on the bus with all our goodies, bound for Quito.<br><br>On Sunday we decided to hit the Equator since we were in Ecuador after all! We read in the guide book that on the weekends if you head up to Panecillo hill, where a huge statue of the Virgin of Quito towers over the old town, you could catch a bus directly out to the Equator. We decided that this was a great plan, knock out 2 sites ...

... agora... contratei uma pessoa só para me lembrar dos nomes de todos eles!  E depois o coelhinho sou eu!!!<br><br>6. Preciso de ir comprar preservativos! Uns para mim, outros para levar de regalo, para tentar evitar uma maior propagação do ponto 5.<br><br>7. Beijos de quem não sabe viver acorrentado... Viva a liberdade, o desconhecido, a aventura, o perigo, as coisas novas, e as mulheres óbvio!!!<br><br>8. Vou comer uma panqueca!

... and Zoe´s passports at the Canadian embassy right now. During our last excursion into the city, to do passport business, we stopped at another park, called Metropolitano park, which is like a big forest on the mountain, on the edge of downtown. It´s hard to imagine a city, the size of Toronto, but nestled in a valley. So at the bottom of the valley, in the heart of the city, you have congestion and pollution at it´s worst, yet you just ...

... spotted a few San Fransiscan monks. Main reason we came as this is the most spectucular church in Quito, one problem it was closed for renovations. Also had a quick glance at a convent where the nuns are only allowed out of their cell for one hour a day, thats 23 hours with their thoughts alone... wouldnt be for me.<br><br><br><br>Then we decide to ...

... practicing it in rest**aunts. I eat many meals a day h**e. Usually 4 large meals a day, i think i need to actually buy some do it yourself food instead of eating out. Just had to get it out of my system for a few days.. its just so cheap!<br><br>One of the guys i spoke to at the police station was from new j**sey. He had been living h**e for 5 years and his wife was just beat up by a black man. He looked like he was from a gang, and from what i could ...

... Outside the cathedral we were approached by two little boys wearing school uniforms. They were doing an assignment for their English class and asked us a few questions in English while their dad recorded it. We thought it was cool so we asked them to take a picture with us. Outside the cathedral we had panoramic views of the city and El Panecillo which is a mountain south of the city with a 40 meter ...

... was provided though was from a wood firesd stove, ours didnt work that well. The other problem came when the axe used for cutting the wood became percariously stuck in a block of wood. There was other wood, but most was in chunks too large to fit in our stove. After a bit of lifting and smashing by myself and some of the people working at the hostel, we were able to dislodge the axe, once again being able to have firewood and stay warm. As it was that ...