Lugano Suites Quito

... of its strangeness - but because he chose to sell it to the one person who doesn’t know how to work one! The other "highlight" involved an ample–bellied gentleman who had aspirations of being “Rocky” and so delighted in playing us “Eye of the Tiger” over and over again whilst punching the air at the big ballad moments. I am sure you are all green-eyed at missing ...

... r fr*m Ecuad*r and surr*unding c*untries. <br><br>Once again Alfred* and I t**k t* the fl**r and danced up a st*rm...the l*cals l*ved it! They w**e che**ing and clapping f*r me haha then *ff**ed me s*me *f their f**d and drinks. Ev**y*ne th**e was m*stly *v** the age *f 40 and included the m*st ad*rable *ld c*uples wh* I befriended and danced with. <br><br>N*w...its bed time! Its been a fun fulled 3 days.<br><br>Buen N*ches<br><br>x<br><br><br><br><br><br> <br><br><br>

... from the lake, and it tasted just like it should. Then we took the bus home, Anita and the children went home to the farm and me and Marselo to his place. The next day, Monday, I made the three hour bus ride back to Lumbisi after what had been a wonderful weekend. The Sunday was the best day, with the kids walking around the lake. They were simply so nice and kind to me and to each other, that I can honestly say I&#8217;ve never met any Danish children like this. Anita confirmed ...

... sister from Portland, Adam and Kelli, whom we had met in the jungle lodge, which hosted six people only, a few days earlier, what are the chances?! We proceeded to spend the rest of the afternoon sitting in the sun in the New Town (the Mariscal), sipping margharitas. <br><br>The following day we were lucky enough to have our very own tour guides at our disposal, Diego and Maria. Actually, to tell the truth, I met Diego through JP Morgan some five years ago and him and his ...

... to cry and exercised our best bowel control. Julieann would like to emphasize that she crawled further away from the ladder than I did, and closer to the open window. I would like to point out that I weigh more than her and was bending the wire mesh much more. After having as much fun as we could glean while fearing for our lives, we began our descent. One or two ladders down, we saw what we presume to be an Ecuadorian local clad in a nice sundress and ...

... out that on my last full day in Quito my appetite finally returned, and i was able to try cerviche in Ecuador. Man i missed food so so much. I didnt realise just how much of life revolves around food... three meals a day.. thats three hours filled, then there is all the socialising associated with it. And of course the number one realisation that i had was the amount of energy you receive from food... its not until you haven´t eaten for a week, and you have ...

... together).<br>After lunch Tamra and I took a city bus to the "Old City" of Quito, or Quito Antigua, that is one of the main tourist areas in Quito. It was quite amazing and beautiful (see pictures). We did a walking tour that took about two and a half hours. The narrow streets and colonial edificios (buildings) reminded me a lot of parts of Europe.<br>Nothing more of interest to report for today. I am also posing a picture of the building where I am living and the street.

... few days I have been staying in Quito and devouring as much octopus ceviche that I can get my hands on. New Town Quito is a massively touristy place, as well as the most dangerous area I have encountered. Suspect characters hover around the gringo-hangouts looking to exploit the travelers. The police seem to have an arbitrary outlook on the obvious scandals. As you could probably guess the crime in South America is inevitable and just something that you have to prepare ...

... etc, etc....then the guys starting counting again. i say, no, i want to count. i am not going anywhere unless i can count. i look at marianna and she agrees. so i start, one, two....then, randomly the guy starting counting. i am completely thrown off...we were almost at three. i look at marianna and she says that is better if he counts so that all of his team is ready when they are supposed to be. one..two..three......i put one foot out ...

... the cloud forest and normal forests. I guess it had more vegitation and was plush, but i think i was expecting a little more. When you go to a place labeled ´cloud forest´ i guess my expectations get set kinda high. It was very cool to trek around in though. Maybe i should start naming every forest i go to by its biogeographical details to make it seem more special. I can´t wait to spend some time in a dry nothern softwood forest! Fun times.