We left home in October for this adventure in Ecuador, flying via Madrid to Quito
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Spent 3 days in the Casa el Eden, Quito, suffering a bit from jetlag and altitude sickness, but well looked after by Mario & Blanca. Left the parents to do the sightseeing: wondrous Jesuit church & processions of fire fighters |
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South to Los Mortinos,next to Cotopaxi: due to the August eruption & on-going rumblings, Pablo's hotel was operating illegally. But we survived & enjoyed it! |
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After Cotopaxi, we headed south to Banos
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Its thermal springs were too murky for us!- of Banos. But lovely owner of Aldea Real & great views |
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Then on to Riobamba
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A night in the historic Hacienda Andaluza: luxury with an unvisited library, nooks & crannies, gardens & even bunnies! |
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Up early to reach Alausi for a ride on the Devil's nose train
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This built, ~1890, to connect Guayaquil to Quito, now a tourist attraction - great fun for us! |
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en route to Cuenca
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The hotel Forum had a nice bar, with Raoul serving Canelazos, and it was good to eat in its Brasserie |
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Somehow we missed the open top bus, but we did make it to the Panama Hat museum |
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Our 10 days here went by quickly, but we were on to Guayaquil, where our favourite boat, the Silver Explorer, was awaiting to take us down through
