Grand Hotel Quito

... br><br>When we returned to the Plantation House, Care opened the door and goes öh my god¨and shut it. Not, OH MY GOD!!!!, but just a simple one, like ÿou´ve got to be kidding me¨. She set off to find another place to stay. <br><br>You have to understand, that when I was little, my friend Chad and I watched Arachnophobia the movie and I have been forever changed. I don´t want to see a spider of any shape or size anywhere near ...

... to build some interactive games demonstrating different things the equator does to you (your balance, non-existant strength) and other things like water and eggs on nails ;) It also has some cultural stuff like traditional huts, a shrunken head from a tribe in the Amazon.. The thing was really fun and much more worth the money than the monument!<br><br>Our hostel in Quito was really nice with a giant roof terrace, a good book exchange, games etc ...

... worked out where the Equator lay. It's all a bit tatty really with lots of souvenir shops, cafes and sideshows but we all had our photos taken straddling the line.<br> <br><br>Our driver then took us to another museum a short distance away which was a celebration of Ecuadorian life with re-erected native huts, shrunken heads etc. In the middle of the tour we were shown the real Equator line. It was recalculated using sat nav a few ...

... looked forward to a veritable selection of films to choose from (Andy: "I hope they´ve got Terminator Salvation!") we were outraged on embarking the aircraft when we discovered it was more or less prehistoric. There were no DVD players in the seats, so we were forced to make do with the frankly shocking selection of films that had been pre-allocated (such classics as Hannah Montana and You´ve Got Mail... *****) .It ...

... entertainment. We all watch the dog show and then afterwards get down to business. By the way, No one knows English, besides one officer out of like a hundred who spoke a little. I use my pathetic espanol to get by. I watch the cops kick the **** out of these men. It was so great, hitting them with sticks and such. Blood coming out of their faces while we all laugh. Kicking and such. I ask if I can hit them, but they denied me and ...

... We expect to be hit with a huge taxi charge, but our 30 min tour of the city only cost us $3. Kevin´s is still brushing up on his spanish and when the taxi driver told us tres dollars, Kevin assumed 30 dollars and almost paid that amount to the driver. The sushi was excellent and we had fun trying to order sushi items in Spanish. We retired early after the long day and prepared four our early Flight to Galapagos.