Mercure Grand Hotel Alameda Quito

... day as we had to get laundry sorted, emails checked and phone calls made. Did go to the equator (Mitad del Mundo) which was grand for half a day. Interesting to be able to stand in both hemispheres at the same time. There are also a few tricks you can do ...

Land in Quito on the same day we leave. At an altitude of 2,850m, Quito is the highest capital in South America. What a shock this Quito is - we fly in in the dark but you sense there are some big hills around. Think i will sleep for a few days.

... it was Sunday? Was very, very quiet but at least we felt safe which judging by all reports i had previously heard of Quito was a welcome surprise. Like the previous day, really did nothing but wander around, grabbing some food and drink and ...

Today was our travel day from Seattle to Quito, Ecuador on Continental with a 2.5 hour layover in Houston. Everything on the flights went well. We were served Cheerios and bananas in the morning and a chicken burrito in the evening. 9 hours travel time in ...

We woke after a fairly poor night sleep. The view from the 6th floor window was uninspiring but just off to the side you could look up and see a hill with houses going up very high. Wow! We went straight to the old town via taxi and were overwhelmed with ...