• South America 2026
    View of the Plaza from our lunch table.
    Basilica of San Francisco.BoSF interior.Church of the Society of Jesus.A circular mirror was positioned under the dome for easier viewing -- brilliant idea!Mark picked a pew in front of the nave to sit & read about the church.View from the altar.A back room of the church.

    Quito, Day 1 - pt.2

    February 19 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 64 °F

    Lunch in a nice 2nd-floor restaurant overlooking Plaza San Francisco.
    After lunch we visited the Basilica of San Francisco -- signage asked that ameras not be used, so I pulled one pic from the website so I'll remember it.
    We then walked a block to the Church of the Society of Jesus. Opened in 1765, it has more gold than I think we've ever seen in one place.
    We ended our day in a nice little jazz club Mark found near our hotel. Really nice, relaxing music.    Read more