After a tiring 8 hour bus ride on a crammed bus (I am too used to taking cama seats and no longer normal coach seats!), we finally arrived in Quito at 6am, where I parted ways with Joseph.
Made my way to the Historic Centre of Quito in the afternoon after taking a short nap. Unfortunately weather isn´t the best, as it rotated between slight drizzle and heavy downpour. Nevertheless still managed to see some sights, which mostly comprised of cathedrals and including a tour of the Presidential Palace, which I think would be the highlight of today´s visit.
Presidential Palace
Not the grandest of all palace visits, but was the highlight as we each had our photo taken at the beginning of the tour and subsequently was given a printed copy of that picture as a visit memoir. A really nice touch! Unfortunately the tour was given only in Spanish, so I could only make out some of things which were mentioned. There were a few key rooms in the building, some of which were rather grand.
 |
| ¨Me holding my picture memoir! |
Plaza Grande
 |
| Plaza Grande |
This is the main square of the Historic Centre, which is also where the Presidential Palace is located, along with the main cathedral and a couple of other buildings. Not too impressed with this square.
Other views in Historic Centre
 |
| Statue of vulture in another square |
 |
| Iglesia La Merced |
 |
| Panecillo in the distance |
 |
| Iglesia San Francisco |
No comments:
Post a Comment