Quito

14th – 15th July

One night in Quito before flying on to Panama, we quickly found a place to stay, dropped our bags, and headed into the old town.

After looking round the usual sights, Cathedral, Plaza etc, we noticed that there were large crowds gathering and lots of important looking people milling around. When we got back to the Plaza, two men were standing on the balcony of what looked like a palace type building making speeches to the crowd. We presume one was a president, of either Ecuador or some other country, the other we are not sure! They then started singing and all in all it was a very surreal experience!

It’s also worth mentioning the two lunches we had while in Quito, both at the same restaurant, Chez Alain. This small popular lunchtime place is run by a French guy, and the 4 course lunch was fantastic both times we had it – highly recommended if you find yourself in Quito! See our recommendations for a link!