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| Narrow streets and very crowded! We were in a taxi and the traffic was so bad we finally got out and walked. It was faster! |
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| Indigenous woman in typical dress. Each community has their own style of clothing. Always very brightly colored. |
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| We went to old town because we had heard about the cool nativity displays. There were only a few and not very elaborate. This one was of metal sprayed white. |
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| Star Wars natavity |
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| A more native looking Nativity |
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| A replica of one of the churches in Old Town, Quito |
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| This one is all made out of metal and it rotated. |
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| Mom bought a couple of table runners from this mother and daughter duo. Part of the price was that they would let us take a picture. |
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| A police woman in full uniform directing traffic. |
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| A view down one of the narrow streets where there are no cars! |
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| Here you wear your backpack in the front to protect against pick pockets. The church is the background is called the "Gold Church". It was closed so we didn't get to see inside of it but it's supposed to have alot of gold inside. It costs $4 to visit. |
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| The front of one of the Catholic churches. They had Christmas lights and a Nativity. |
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| The Nativity at the front of the church. |
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| Not a very good picture of a very ornate door on a church. |
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| Some nice comfy benches! |
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| Gorgeous architecture and colors. |
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| Feeding her baby at the side of the road standing up! |
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| One of the main squares with tents set up to sell Christmas things. The lady in front was cooking some food for sale. |
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| A view looking up the the angel that is on top one of the hills in Quito. |
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| Another indigenous woman carrying her homemade crafts to sell. |
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| We could have rented little cars to ride in around the park but I opted to walk. Sister Naylor helped a young man get over a small bump in the walk way. |
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| Fruit for sale in the park. We never buy it! We always clorox all our fruits and veggies that we buy from the store. |
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| Lots of vendors in the park. They all sell pretty much the same things but always fun to look at! |
Hello Francoms, We are enjoying your blog and the familiar sights in Quito. We didn't expect to see Sister Naylor in your photo. Is she there now? Is she working in the mission office? Please tell her, "Hello" from us. Hope you are all enjoying your experiences in Ecuador. Love from the Pettingills
ReplyDeleteThe pictures you have taken are very interesting. What a beautify learning experience being in Ecuador. When our ward split in Sandy, Our new Bishop, Bishop Ole Smith, built churches, etc for the church. He had taken his whole family to Ecuador for a long time. The natives loved the curious color of his family's skin. Ole then became a seventy. Maybe Mike will also become a seventy.
ReplyDeleteWe love you guys,
Dee and Audrey