Walking tour of Quito

I didn’t sleep too well as I am full of cold, but we woke up to a beautiful sunny morning and the view from the roof while we were having breakfast was stunning!

We decided to join the free walking tour from the hostel which started at 10am.  Nobody else from our group was doing it - most of them were taking the cable car - but we were joined by a nice selection of friendly people from the US, Canada, the Netherlands, the UK, and Sweden.  Our guide was Vale.  She was excellent.  It turned out to be a very enjoyable tour.

We left the hostel and walked along streets of colourful houses.  There is not much street art here, nothing like we saw in Colombia, but there is still plenty of colour to enjoy.Read more