Ahhh.. last night was pretty fun.. My friends Alex (ecuatorian), Anna, and I went to La Mariscal and just chatted. We went to three different bars including one called strawberry fields forever where everything is the beatles theme. It was very nice. Thismorning Anna and I headed to downtown Quito... on the trolli there we met two girls from England who were really nice and they joined us around the city. We met up with two of their friends in Plaza Grande/Plaza de Independencia and we headed towards the basillica. It was absolutely beautiful.. some interesting images, like llamas and aardvarks instead of gargoyles, and the white preists baptising the indigenous people on the walls... but all in all it was really great. A lot of beautiful stained glass. It was quite the hike to get up to the top, but the view was definitely worth it.
We went up two different towers including a clock tower. I didn't like the clock tower that much because it was really new compared to the rest of the church which was gothic. I think it said the clocks were built in 1993?
After the Basillica we went to lunch at a nice little place in el centro and then we walked down the oldest street in Quito! It was a great day full of surprises! Now I somehow have to get up at 3 am and be energized for a day of hiking up volcanoes!
Ahhh.. last night was pretty fun.. My friends Alex (ecuatorian), Anna, and I went to La Mariscal and just chatted. We went to three different bars including one called strawberry fields forever where everything is the beatles theme. It was very nice. Thismorning Anna and I headed to downtown Quito... on the trolli there we met two girls from England who were really nice and they joined us around the city. We met up with two of their friends in Plaza Grande/Plaza de Independencia and we headed towards the basillica. It was absolutely beautiful.. some interesting images, like llamas and aardvarks instead of gargoyles, and the white preists baptising the indigenous people on the walls... but all in all it was really great. A lot of beautiful stained glass. It was quite the hike to get up to the top, but the view was definitely worth it. 
We went up two different towers including a clock tower. I didn't like the clock tower that much because it was really new compared to the rest of the church which was gothic. I think it said the clocks were built in 1993? 
After the Basillica we went to lunch at a nice little place in el centro and then we walked down the oldest street in Quito! It was a great day full of surprises! Now I somehow have to get up at 3 am and be energized for a day of hiking up volcanoes!
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Hi Julie - the pictures of the basilica are very beautiful... the detail is fabulous! It was interesting to see the town in these pictures also - it is really packed in there. Looking forward to seeing pictures of (or from) those volcanoes!
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