Eugenia Hotel Quito

... upload them the next time I find a computer.

I leave you with a poem by my friend Max:

En un ciudad que se llama Quito.
Life strikes the soul, que bonito.
One can sit in the company of amigos.
A swell hits the heart. Amor from
Above. lets get swept away in a place of
Mystery. Our feet will lead. And
WeŽll get just what we need. Sips
of wine y gran vistas will heed.
Lets not bother with strife.
Lets love and be.

... was so fun though...very exciting. The game ended tied 2 to 2. So the opposing team definitely held up their end against Liga. There is a general seating area where hard-core Ecuadorian fans hold flags for the entire game and sing the various Liga theme songs. That alone was entertaining...they get quite into it.

Sunday (July 19th): One of the main tourist attractions in Quito is the teleferico. It is a sky tram that takes you up ...

... and went to the internet cafe. We met up with my AuntieŽs friend Sue and had lunch at an Indian place which was really weird and totally didnŽt taste like the indian we get. Then we caught a taxi that ripped us off and took us for a long ride to the vivairum that was so awesome, we got to hold a Boa Constricter.

... were better. All in all, Quito was not one of my favourite South American capitals, there was not so much there that really grabbed me , its not bad if your just passing through but I would not say that its worth making a specific trip to see it. That evening we took a trip down to the bus station to book our tickets to the Colombian border, it went off without a hitch, apart from some crazy bus ticket touts screaming their destinations at us....chill the **** out guys. Ecuador...done.

... seen. i was quite amazing. we started back and trying to fight the sunset (no bugspray!). basically on the way back everyone got seperated and me and justin ended up hiking back together. i was really grateful that he was there! we FINALLY made it back to the truck and find deigo and his sick gf. everyone else had piled onto another truck. so it was me, justin, and another gentlemen ...

... of nowhere ! worst = soggy pizza in Chivay, in the dark and Mc Donnalds after a 10 hr trip to Cuenca...but Luciano loved it! Most adventurous eater = Alex ate anything that once had a pulse. Wildlife best = watching humming birds feed oddest = watching "Nutz" the dog feed....Alex said he wanted one just like him! Big shout out to the group for making the trip sooooooo much fun, 36 days is a long time to spend together. Alex and ...