Free at Last

After two days stuck in Latacunga playing cards, watching films and following protestors around town, we woke to the sound of traffic and quickly switched on the news thinking that traffic meant that the roads were open. They were! So we packed quickly and paid the hotel. We drove through burnt roads and saw the army moving the last of the road blocks. We made it to Quito and checked into the San Francisco de Quito hotel in the old town.

We walked around the old town admiring the very pretty frescoed buildings, squares and churches. We particularly liked La Compania inside and the Basilica outside. We also liked the Archbishops Palace that has been turned into a modern shopping centre. It was just great to finally be doing something that we had wanted to do.