Ambato and Banos, Ecuador by the kids

On the 6th we drove to Ambato but we arrived earlier than expected so the apartment wasn’t ready yet. We went to a restaurant and had some snacks then when the apartment was ready, we went there. The view from the apartment was amazing, we could see loads. We then went out and walked around, we saw some stuff but the main thing was when we were walking back, we saw a huge market. There were lots of people selling vegetables and fruits. After that we went back home and went to sleep.
On the 7th we went out and visited Ambato, we first went to a museum that had lots of paintings that were made out of water paint, it was cool. There were lots of portraits and landscapes. After that we went to a church and checked it out, it was a very new church. After that we went to another museum, and this one had paintings to. This one was about how the Ecuadorians live like back when the Spanish invaded, it was pretty interesting, after that what did we another museum. This one was about a person called Juan Montalvo. He is pretty famous in Ecuador, he got exiled to multiple places after speaking out to the government, he is also one of the three Juans. You don’t know who the three Juans are? This should help explain who they are (a bit). Born in Ambato on June 28, 1832, Juan León Mera Martínez (long name) is sometimes called (by Ecuadorians) the father of Ecuadorian literature. He wrote lots of books and his most known are Cumandá, Novelitas ecuatorianas and Entre dos tías y un tío. Next Juan, politician and educator, Juan Benigno Vela Hervas was born in Ambato on July 10, 1843. He went to Quito and started doing a law degree then when he completed his law degree, he became an active member of the Liberal Party (sounds important), fighting for democracy and freedom. There was a lot of cool stuff in the museum. After that we went back to the apartment, did a little school work and then went to sleep.
On the 8th we went to a botanical garden where we saw lots of cool stuff, there were so many plants and sculptures, it was cool. After that we went to a little playground where we played a bit and I had a sit on the swing and try to fling my thongs as far as I can contest with myself, it was fun. After that we went home did some stuff and went to sleep.
On the 9th we took a taxi to the bus station where we took a bus to Banos (Banos is a very touristy place). When we got there we went to a café because it was pretty early, we had breakfast there and then we went to a tour place because mum and dad had booked a tour. We got some bikes and just tested them a bit then we started riding, mum and dad got a car to follow us in case Emma got too tired (spoiler: Emma does get too tired). The first place we stopped at was a little waterfall, we looked at it a bit then we moved on, we rode for a bit and then we came across a huge zipline that to go on it you would have to superman style. The guide said it was a twenty dollar extra to do it, me and dad did it. It was really cool, we went across a river, it was awesome. After that we kept going and then we came up to a waterfall that had a cable car going over it, we did the cable car and it was fast, mum didn’t like it. Then we kept riding to the devil’s cauldron waterfall, it was really cool, it is 80 meters high and near it there is another waterfall near it named San Miguel after the archangel saint Michel, that waterfall is supposed to watch over the devil. It was really cool there was so much water coming over, it was awesome. After that we went back to the car and that was the end of our biking tour (biking tour, not the end of the main tour). The car drove us to a restaurant where we had a plate of fish, then we went to the casa del harbor, it's like a place that has lots of swing near the slope of the hill, it was cool, the swing was swinging out over nothing, it was so cool. There was also a pretty big flying fox. After that we went to a ziplining place it was really cool. We saw some birds and it was really fun, there was six zip lines and the longest was 550 meters long. After that we went back to the hotel had dinner and went to sleep.
On the 10th we started the day by visiting a church, most of it was made of volcanic rock, it was cool. We looked around a bit till mid-day, then we went to the tour place to do another tour. We took a car up to a mountain and then mum got strapped in ran a little with the guide and took off, we were going paragliding. Mum was with the guide and they were already really high. I wanted to go but they said the wind was too strong and I was to light, we moved to another place where it would hopefully be less windy, but while we were driving mum landed so we didn’t see mum land, sad. When we got there I couldn’t go yet so we started waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting. That’s enough waiting, I felt like I was never going to go. But then the guide got a ten-litre water bottle and put it in the seat thing so it was now heavy enough, then the guide strap me in and I was ready to run but then there was a big yank and the wind lifted us up into the air. The feeling was amazing, the wind soaring around me, it was awesome, it was an amazing view with farm land and city it was so cool. I could even see the top of a snow-covered volcano. When I landed we got dad to do it, and then after dad we finally convinced Emma, Emma had been so reluctant but now after they had seen all of us do they decided to do it. When Emma came down they where happy they did it. After that we went to a bus stop, took a bus to Ambato and went to sleep.
On the 11th we did nothing but school work and games then we went to sleep.
On the 12th we did lots of blog and in afternoon we had a walk in the streets one last time and then we came back, watched a movie and went to sleep.
Andrew (10 years old)

On the 6th we took a bus from Quito to Ambato. It was about two hours long. We found a place where we had lunch. We had empanadas. Empanadas are bread like things that either have meat or cheese inside. They were delicious. We settled into our hotel. we have a good view from our window. We can see a big bridge not far. Then we did shopping. When we were walking back from shopping, we saw so many people selling stuff. Then we had dinner and a movie night. (Clap, clap, clap. Wwwwooooooaaaahhhh. Yeah).
On the 7th we visited Ambato. First, we visited museum casa del portal. We saw so many paintings. The biggest one was of a beautiful landscape. Then we visited a church. It was a really new one. There were a few statues. It was quite beautiful. Then we had a little snack. It was bread shaped like a human with caramel inside. It was delicious. Then we went to a museum about the fruit and flower festival. It was quite interesting. Mum and dad were in a video saying that they recommend that place. Then we visited a museum about Montalvo. The Ecuadorean writer Juan Montalvo was born on April 13th, 1832. He died in 1889, Paris. He was often called on of the finest writers. He spent most of his life in exile. Then we had some food and made our way to the next museum (which was closed). Then we went back to our apartment and did schoolwork.
On the 8th we went to a botanical garden. They were red flowers, purple flowers, yellow flowers, orange flowers, and best of all blue flowers. The garden was beautiful. There was a wooden car that me and Andrew played on. It was a really nice garden. There were some statues of hummingbirds. It was a nice day.
On the 9th we had an early start. We took a bus to Banos. We arrived early so we had some food at a café. Some people played traditional music. We had a tour booked for that day. We started the tour by riding bikes. We stopped at some waterfalls to look at them and then we stopped at a zipline were you had to lay down in superhuman pose. Dad and Andrew did it. Me and mum stayed behind. Then we took a cable car above a waterfall. It was a really beautiful waterfall. Then we went to devils cauldron waterfall. It is a massive waterfall that never stops flowing. If you try to canoe down it, you will die. we walked over some wobble bridges to get to it. I would just like to stop you there for a moment. I would like to give mum a round of applause for being such a brave and encouraging mother. Then we had lunch. After that we did the swing at the end of the world. We saw some hummingbirds. Then we did ziplines. I was an incy bit scared at the beginning but after the first one I was fine. It was so cool. We did two superhuman ones and the rest of the were sitting up right. Well Andrew did one upside down. The superhuman was my favourite. Then we had dinner in Banos.
On the 10th we visited a church and a museum. Then we went to Bosque Encanto. There were some harry potter stuff. There were witches and trolls and pixies and fairies. We got to dress up. It was fun. Then we had lunch. After that we went paragliding. I didn’t want to do it at first but then mum did it, then Andrew, then dad. They all convinced me to do it, and it was amazing. It was not as scary as I thought. After a little bit I started to feel sick. It was cool to see the town from high up. I liked it. But I still preferred the ziplines.
On the 11th we did schoolwork. Then we went to a manga shop, and I bought a necklace with a horse on it.
On the 12th we did blog and had a movie night.
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