One week before thanksgiving, I was a little desperate to get out of town. It had been almost 3 months since we got back from our honeymoon and I was anxious to get out of town. I looked for months for small trips out of Tampa that didn't require me to take any days off. We were almost ready to take a 4 day cruise to Cozumel until I worked a crazy week and got the perfect excuse to compensate those extra hours with 3 days off during thanksgiving week. Since I had Thursday and Friday off, I only needed 3 days to get out of town for one whole week. My boss was OK giving me the days- I wasn't sure I could ask for any more time this year. I checked flights to Quito and LAN had great fares. We left Saturday November 19th and stayed until November 26th. It was only a 3 and a half hour flight from Miami. The pain is always the drive to Miami (4 hours) and that the highway is so boring!!! I loved LAN's airplanes and the personal TVs for each passenger.
Arriving to Quito was beautiful. Flying over the Andes mountains and volcanoes covered with snow was an incredible sight. I was dying to get my camera out but had already been given the warning to turn everything off. Quito is located in the middle of the mountains and the airport is in the valley between them.
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Vacations always go by too quickly. My husband is from Quito and his family and closest friends live there. This was my first trip to Ecuador. I was excited to see his hometown and try all the foods that he is always craving. I knew that some of my favorite Colombian restaurants were in Quito. No wonder why I gained 7 pounds in just one week!!
Our first day was just dinner with Andre's family and then we went to a bar with some of his friends. I felt a little sick that night. Everyone said it was the altitude. I didn't think it was since Bogota is located at 2,600 meters above sea level and Quito is at 2,800 meters and I never get sick in Bogota.
The next morning we were going to the historic downtown for my first tour of one of the largest historic centers in the Americas.
Could you tell me which Colombian restaurants are in Quito? Going for the first time in a few weeks. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI went to Juan Valdez almost every day @ El bosque( a shopping mall). There is also a crepes and waffles right across from the JW Marriott. There is a Hamburguesas el corral in one of the new shopping malls (el jardin). There is also a crepes there. In El Jardin there are also the Colombian clothing stores that I love: nafnaf, chevignon, and tennis.
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