Reina Victoria

Our third night in third night in Quito dad was still not feeling well.  I went out alone to La Reina Victoria, a cozy, English Style Pub on a street of the same name in Quito's Mariscal district.  The bar had been written about in my travel ...

... when we arrived at the hotel we'd be spending the next three nights in which turned out to be a real little gem (Hotel Reina Victoria). For a change it was nice leave behind the usual tiny private rooms in a hostel to have a luxurious hotel room with ...

... and managed to get a couple of seats on the bus leaving at three pm arriving in Mendoza at 10.30 pm. We arrived at the Reina Victoria (Queen Vic) it was excellent. We had booked a "junior suite" which has a bedroom and lounge both with balcony. Next Day, ...

... de un lado a otro de la puerta, custodiando a la Reina. En la plazoleta de la puerta, un monumento majestuoso dedicado a la Reina Victoria. Caminé por un camino que atraviesa casi por el medio todo St James Park y luego de cruzar un portal escrito en ...

... was visiting. So instead of going back down the hill at the end of the tour, we walked back up until we could find Ascensor Reina Victoria, which was the suggested way to get to Cerro Ex-Carcel (also known as Cerro Panteón). I had to ask a random café ...

... . A lazy couple of hours at the hostel latter, Eloise (a sweet Brit) and I headed out in search of a place called Varadore (Reina Victoria 1721 y Los Pintas). Not having found the address before we left and armed only with the name of the place and the ...

... . There is a stark contrast. A clean yellow taxi lines the streets here of the New Town at Victoria Square, or Plaza Foch/Reina Victoria). Flavours of the world unite in Quito's New Town - here a wee shop for Panny Yu. Hong Kong? But no chicken feet or ...

... hostels, internet cafes, bars and restaurants and you could easily be in the USA or Europe here. For a little piece of England 'La Reina Victoria' pub offers draft ale, shepherds pie and a warm welcome (even when the real fire isn't lit!). The old town ...

... centre. We stayed in the beautiful Hostal Casa Verde Limon (which had a trapeze in it!), near the Ascensor Reina Victoria (Queen Vic lift) which goes up to Cerro Concepción and neighbouring Cerro Alegre, the main historical centre of the ...

... in Mariscal, I felt a bit better. But still no fun loosing hundreds of good pictures.   In the evening I went to La Reina Victoria, a typical British pub up in Gringolandia. Spent a few beers there, chatted with Dave and Vic before I took taxi back ...

... and descended the hill - perhaps 5 million times?. Apart from this one, the only others still operating are Espiritu Santu, Reina Victoria, El Peral, Polanco, Cordilleria & Artilleria, the last one thankfully taking us up our 'Cerro' / hill to our ...