Exploring Quito

Over the holiday weekend, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit the capital city of Ecuador, Quito. It's about an hour and a half on the bus from Cayambe and the overall journey costs only $1.25 to travel there. Definitely worth going. It's even easier in that you can ride the bus from the first stop directly to the last stop in Quito, which is a major outlet for buses and public transportation in Quito. I met one of my students in Quito and her family was wonderful and helped to show me a great time in Quito! Her niece was our tour guide and she spoke amazing English and was very knowledgeable about many of the famous places in Quito.

First, some pictures!

Me with the niece and nephew of my student Alicia. :D We were on a horse and carriage ride going through downtown Quito. Pretty awesome!

The inside and the outside of one of the most famous churches in Quito, located in the street called "7 crosses street". You can literally see 7 different crosses at different points on the street itself that winds throughout colonial Quito.

Me with Alicia on the carriage ride :D She was awesome for showing me around Quito with her family!!

One of the 7 crosses that you can see on this street in Quito. They all look fairly similar to this one and they are a few blocks apart. We weren't quite sure what number this one was!

An example of a typical street in Quito. We were still on the horse and carriage ride, but behind all the traffic you can see part of Quito sprawling in the background. Definitely a very cool city!

The main plaza in colonial Quito. It's also home to a fairly expensive hotel that you can stay at right downtown apparently!

It was definitely a very fun journey to Quito and one I hope to take again some time soon. :D Hope you all enjoy the pictures!