Presidential palace
Main square
Cathedral interior
The one I liked best was the new Basilica, which started construction in 1956. We have some great shots of it from the inside and feom the towers which some of us climbed.
Cathedral interior
The one I liked best was the new Basilica, which started construction in 1956. We have some great shots of it from the inside and feom the towers which some of us climbed.
Basilica
Interior of the nave
Rose window
Rose window from the inside
Shot of me from the roof because Rachel Wolff said I was never in any pictures. Well, now I am.
Climbing ladder on top of nave to get to roof.
Shot from roof of the famous statue on the hill.
Climbing down staircase to exit basilica
Climbing down staircase to exit basilica
We then went to the TeleferiQo, which is a ski lift that takes you to a mountain overlooking Quito that is 13,000 feet in elevation. It was cold, but not as cold as our first trip there. We had lunch atop the mountain.
Finally, the skies cleared and we got great shots of Quito
It was cloudy when we first arrived, so we didn't get the greatest pictures. Some of our group hiked firther up the mountain and got up to 13500 feet just to say they did.
After we came down the mountain (with a game of Uno played at 12000 feet in the cablecar on the way down!), we returned to the hotel to get our luggage and head to the airport.
Traveling up the mountain
Up into the clouds.....
Up into the clouds.....
Finally, the skies cleared and we got great shots of Quito
It was cloudy when we first arrived, so we didn't get the greatest pictures. Some of our group hiked firther up the mountain and got up to 13500 feet just to say they did.
After we came down the mountain (with a game of Uno played at 12000 feet in the cablecar on the way down!), we returned to the hotel to get our luggage and head to the airport.
In all likelihood, the only game of Uno played at 12000 feet from the TeleferiQo!
We said goodbye to the pastor and his family at the airport. We will miss them, but will keep in touch with them! We also said goodbye to our bus drivers that have been with us the entire trip.
We are now on our way to Guayaquil for our last day. We will be back at sea level, which should help some of our teams various resperatory ailments. I will be interested to see how our breathing changes after being at 9000 feet for over a week.
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We said goodbye to the pastor and his family at the airport. We will miss them, but will keep in touch with them! We also said goodbye to our bus drivers that have been with us the entire trip.
We are now on our way to Guayaquil for our last day. We will be back at sea level, which should help some of our teams various resperatory ailments. I will be interested to see how our breathing changes after being at 9000 feet for over a week.
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