We flew to Quito from Madrid via Columbia, and arrived with illnesses coming out my nose, and sleep deprivation oozing from my eyes. The hostal we stayed at for the first couple of night was..ok. Nothing spesh. We spent the first couple of days walking round, we walked to the old city and back (we stayed in the Mariscal district) where I bought another charm to add to my still not yet existent bracelet, a tiny little hair comb, and the second day we walked to the Botanical Gardens and back.
Quito struck me as a very big city with not a whole lot going for it. Trucks and buses driving around emiting leaded petrol fumes directly into my lungs and pores, and extremely crowded with (short) people. We managed to find a good coffee spot though, and made ourselves at home eating all the fresh fruits our bodies could handle, after the preserved foods of Spain we were craving fresh fruit like crazy. The third day we were meeting up with the group, and were delighted with the mixture of Aussies, Brits & one token Canadian. Such a great group of people. We ventured out to Otavalo the next day with the crew, as it was a Saturday which meant market day! I love markets. I bought a llama jumper. Obvs. Then we missioned to the Ecuator line and spent waaaay too long taking ridiculous photographs of each other doing tacky tourist poses at the ecuator. Totes funnest. The food in Ecuador has proven most delicious, especially the rice and vegie plates, and the fresh fruits (and juices). The hostal we stayed at once with the group was so adorable! The pics above are of our room, it was so cute, but totally made for the vertically challenged. Sunday was rise and shine and off to the jungle…
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