Hotel Plaza Grande Quito

... around to see “closed” churches so a taxi took me back to pick up my bags from El Arupo hostal and then up to Hotel Quito. All this for US $3.07. Thank goodness I had asked earlier at the “i” by Plaza de la Independencia how to in ...

... to clamber up the clock tower for some truly fabulous views out over the whole of the city. The centre of the Old Town is Plaza Grande / Independencia which has the cathedral , the Archbishops palace (now a row of shops) , the Palacio de Gobierno and the ...

... 2 t-shirts for Tom and two interesting water bottles though.   From the markets we ventured southwards to the Old Town and Plaza Grande that is closed off to public transport on a Sunday.  There was very little open but the narrow, cobble ...

... 30 min there but it was worth the stop. After lunch we decided to go on the tour of the Presidential Palace there at the Plaza Grande.  The hotel said we didn't need to keep our passports on us so we left them in the hotel safe.  But they were ...

... Alle bezienswaardigheden zijn op loopafstand van het hotel dus dat blijkt een goede keuze te zijn. Er zijn diverse pleinen, waaronder Plaza Grande, te bezichtigen waar omheen een aantal mooie gebouwen en kerken liggen. Ook het hotel zelf ziet er ...

... there weren´t any guns on board! After a long night we arrived in Quito at 7 am the next morning. Plaza Grande in Old Town I found a nice hotel called the Viena International near Old Town. The rooms are small, clean, and it has a central ...

... various plazas.  In Plaza San Francisco, we had wine & empanadas right on the square.  We wound our way to Plaza Grande where President Rafael Correas has the option to live.  Apparently, he lives in his original home instead of taking ...

... brengen in Ecuador. Rond etenstijd ontmoet ik haar en met zijn drieen ga we uit eten in een tent nabij de Plaza Grande. Zij blijkt een flinke vertraging te hebben gehad en moest zelfs een tussenstop malen in Colombia. Het is gezellig en het ...

... up early the next day and after breakfast, heading for a wander around town.  Walked the two quick blocks to the 'Plaza Grande' where there is a catedral, the 'Palacio del Gobierno' (the presidential palace) and 'Palacii Arzobispal' (Archbishop's ...

... nights are cold at 9 C...so we exchanged our bathing suit for our comfortable fleece again.  We visited Plaza Grande and its cathedral, Government house (and demonstration in front of in favor of the President), many beautiful museums and ...

... traffic lights so everyone just gives way every now and then and the buses back up... We reached the Old Town and the Plaza Grande and the Palacio Del Gobierno (where parliament sits) which had guided tours but unfortunately, there were no tours on ...

... , we didn’t feel worried about our safety at any point, despite many guidebooks saying that Quito is a dangerous city. We reached Plaza Grande and saw the impressive Palacio del Gobierno (Government Palace), before heading to the enormous Basilica ...

... drag him back into the audience. So hilarious. I didn't get a picture of him, but I did get one of the band in Plaza Grande. After a couple more hours of walking, my shoes were starting to bother me, which brings me to my great concern at the ...

... It cost us 4 dollars (2 pounds) for the twenty minute ride and we started at the 'Plaza de la Independencia' or 'Plaza  Grande', where a well kept area with trees, statues and seats fronted 'La Catedral' and the rear of the President's and Parliament ...

... getting back in the car and crossing the equator again. North to Colombia is the way forward.  Caras impressions - I really quite liked Quito in comparison to some of the cities we have been to so far. It was clean, fairly safe and had an ...

... recently cleaned-up Old Town area, full of colonial buildings and places of historical significance.  Our first stop was the Plaza Grande (formerly called the Plaza de la Independencia), which is surrounded by the Presidential Palace, the Cathedral, ...

... technique is a mix of gold paint and real gold. We spent some time watching some sort of demonstration at the Plaza Grande aka Plaza la Independicia, something political but my Spanish definitely doesn't cover politics. We set off up the hill to the ...

... like human figures. The church has wooden floorboards and which really creak as you walk on them. We then headed over to Plaza Grande where a traditional panpipe band were reeling off hits from the Beatles....the church we wanted to visit here was closed ...

... America. Inside the church is covered in gold leaf – even I was impressed. After this we headed off  to the Plaza Grande, which is the city’s main square and houses the Palacio del  Gobierno (Presidential Palace).   Even I have ...