Quito, Ecuador
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| Coffee in the morning - very civilized |
Sunday in the park, with everything from skateboards, bicycles and futbol games to a combination beauty pageant and dog show, while the airforce puts on an air-show with jets and helicopters overhead.
Today, Monday, we made the uphill hike to see the highly recommended Museo Guayasamin and Capilla del Hombre, only to discover that the museums are closed on Mondays (Lonely Planet misled us on this). At least we got to see a cool residential district with a great view of the city.
After descending back down to into city, we caught an incredibly crowded tram to take us the older, historic part of town, where we found a huge crowd holding a sort of pep rally for the Ecuadorian national Futbol team. Brass bands, screaming fans and lots of speeches.
After wandering the streets of the old town for a few hours, we took another tram to a touristy area to have a late lunch or early supper at a popular sports bar. After walking back to our hotel, we collapsed for the night. We have not done this much walking for a long time. Tomorrow we may try the museums again.
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