Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Quito 3

What a contrast last night, the streets were silent and we both had a good long sleep.

We were leaving for the airport at 10:50 for our short 45 min flight to Coca so with a couple of hours to spare we'd planned to visit a church we'd not been able to get into yesterday - La Compania de Jesus, a Jesuit Church - unfortunately we were refused entry as it was still Lent!

So instead we went back to San Francisco Church and I sneaked a shot from the back during a service - and then legged it.


A few street shots on the way back.  Policemen on segways are apparently a very new thing.




So many people seem to trawl the streets trying to sell their little bit of produce like this man with his few leeks.





The road to our hotel, pretty enough but the police presence both in sign and real form rather ruins it.


This cute little fellow was for sale in the hotel but sadly made of terracotta so I didn't dare buy it.