Quito mountain mission

We zoomed over to the Andes last week and arrived at over 3000 metres above sea level, quite a contrast from the diving 20 metres under sea level the week before, and we could definitely feel it. We were quite tired and a bit dizzy for the first day or two but we soon got over it and on our third day in the city we went to explore the Telerifico which takes you up to 4100 metres and if you feel fit you can walk a further 600 metres up to see a fantastic view of Quito whilst doing what I can only describe as the best stepper machine I have ever tried! Check out the view:




Quito under cloud

 


If you like the gym you would
love this stepper machine!

 

Also we wandered around the old part of the city. There seemed to be a lot to see but we decided we didn’t want to spend too much time in museums, but one caught our eye. The city museum (Museo de la Ciudad) which has been standing in Quito for the last 400 years, serving as a church, hospital, pharmacy and these days office space and a museum.

Also we took a bus journey out of the city for 40 cents and ended up at the Equator! The tourist attraction that is called Mitad Del Mundo is a huge complex of different facts about the indigenous knowledge of the sun and stars, along with a cool monument that you can make good honest fun photos out of J

       




Of course some lamas around the place!

 Travelling tips (for anyone going to Quito):

All in all I would recommend the museum of the city (especially as the first floor has all it’s literature in English too), a walk up to the highest view of Quito via the Telerifico (Go in the morning though as it’s clearer) and also Mitad Del Mundo ( but also check out the museums to the right of it as they are just as good and also if you head out of the city early take the bus just that bit further to the crater Pululahua, beautiful views and you don’t even need to walk that far!!). Also we stayed in a sweet and central place called L’Auberge Inn, cheap and wonderful, but book through hostel bookers and it is even cheaper!