Quito Ecuador (Cont’d)-Part 17 Food Pictures of Ecuador
Quito Ecuador (Cont’d)-Part 17 Food Pictures of Ecuador
As I have mentioned in many of my blogs from my other trips, people are usually interested in seeing what you eat while traveling in foreign countries. So once again, I will publish a few photos of some of the food I ate with the Ecuadorian family that I lived with in Quito, while attending school.
A typical breakfast with my family, fried egg, bread, coffee, ham, cheese
The mother, Zaida with a big basket of rolls
Dinner in my home in Quito, meat, beans, rice
Dinner in my homestay in Quito, Salad, soup, juice, onions
When they made coffee for me, it was always half milk, half coffee, reminded me of cappucino. Very good
A bowl of soup. The soup was always very tasty.
another dinner at my homestay in Quito. Bread, rice, cauliflower, and meat
The photo below is of Jesús and me. Jesús is from Colombia and has a little storefront across from the Academia de Espanol. Everyday he grills and sells plantains and corn on the cob. Once he found out I had been to Colombia, we became fast friends. He would wave at me everyday when I entered the school building across the street.
Jesús and me chatting it up around his BBQ grill
That’s about all the food photos I figured you would want to see. My next blog about Quito will be my final one. I will just select a few photos that represent what you may see when you visit.
Steve Barrymore ssb11@prodigy.net
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Quito, Ecuador Cont’d (Part 16)-visiting the actual equator.
Quito, Ecuador Cont’d (Part 16)-visiting the actual equator.
After class on my final day at the Academia de Espanol, Quito, Sila and I caught buses to La Mitad del Mundo, the museum on the Equator. I had always wanted to be able to say I have stood on both sides of the equator at the same time. I know, that is not a goal of everyone!
We had to change buses on the way to the museum. It was a pleasant ride. It gave me a chance to see more of Quito and the surrounding area. The bus drops you off just a block from the entrance.
Mitad del mundo
at the Mitad del Mundo museum-outside of Quito, Ecuador
Mitad del Mundo, I am standing on the Equator
the line of the equator at the Mitad del Mundo outside of Quito, Ecuador
There are actually two museums, each claiming to be the exact spot of the equator. One is more modern, but the people of Ecuador seem to lean towards the one called Museo Solar Inti Nan that supposedly is right on the exact spot of the equator. It has a lot of very interesting exhibits.
The museum was great. There was a guide that met us and showed us around, often times stopping and explaining how things work on both sides of the equator. They actually let you observe some experiments. Some of it may have been more myth than truth, but you could have fooled me! It was very educational and well worth the trip. They even have an exhibit on how some of the ancient tribes shrunk heads.
The guide asks you walk on the line designated as the equator. Shouldn’t be too hard, right? Not so, I could not keep my balance. I felt like I was taking a sobriety test—and flunking!!
some of the specimans collected from the Equator at the Mitad del Mundo museum outisde of Quito, Ecuador
a real shrunken head on display at the Mitad del Mundo Museum on the equator outside of Quito, Ecuador
All in all, if you go to Quito, this is an attraction not to be missed!
Steve Barrymore ssb11@prodigy.net
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Quito Ecuador-Cont’d (Part 15) El Panecillo
Quito Ecuador-El Panecillo
After class one day, Sila from the school, and I took off for a place called El Panecillo, a hill where sits a huge statue of La Virgen de Quito from which there are incredible views of Quito. Problem was, the bus routes were messed up and we got off at the wrong stop. We ended up having to walk through the San Diego neighborhood and all the way up the hill to the monument. I think it was about 2.5 miles. Fortunately, the weather was cool. It was a long haul, probably took us an hour. Sila had on short heels, I don’t know how she made it up. She is a tough little cookie!
We went up to the top of the statue and took some great photos of the city.
El Panecillo-the statue at the top of the hill
Quito Ecuador-El panecillo
Quito Ecuador-El Pancello-shot through a door at the top of the statue
View of Quito Ecuador taken from the walk up the hill to El Panecillo
view of Quito Ecuador from the walk up the hill to El Panecillo
Quito Ecuador-the walk up to El Panecillo
After we waqlked to the top and finished our tour, there were no taxis to take us down. They were attending a funeral for one of their own. When we started walking down, it started raining and lightning. I did not feel good about the situation. Finally after 20 minutes a taxi came by and we grabbed it. It was a fun day!
Next-a visit to the Musuem of the Equator-
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Steve Barrymore ssb11@prodigy.net
