Cuenca
10 Mart 2015, Ekvador ⋅ ⛅ 3 °CDriving up those winding mountain roads almost felt like home....we have been with the Andes now for almost 7.000 kilometers and 3 months. And behind the clouds, a marvel of colonial architectureOkumaya devam et
Driving up those winding mountain roads almost felt like home....we have been with the Andes now for almost 7.000 kilometers and 3 months. And behind the clouds, a marvel of colonial architectureOkumaya devam et
The Andes in Ecuador look like a gigantic ladder: two main bars going from south to north, formed by two chains of high mountains and spectacular volcanoes, connected by smaller mountain ranges,Okumaya devam et
Quito had a difficult start for us. :-$
We arrived at the southern terminal, and took two terribly crowded busses that would bring us to the home of friends of Isa's parents (Isa's parents had livedOkumaya devam et
Yeah, the last border of our trip and finally destination: Colombia!
After 5 hours passing through the amazing mountain landscape of northern Ecuador, we crossed by foot the bridge between Ecuador andOkumaya devam et
Further northwest we hit the unknown magnificent colonial Colombian town of Popayán.
The city indeed is incredibly beautiful, the houses all painted in white, an incredible number of churches andOkumaya devam et
Getting ready in the morning for our last road trip. North to Cali, through the endless sugarcane fields of the Cauca valley and then with another bus up to the extraordinarily beautiful coffee regionOkumaya devam et
Hard to imagine that Bogota its actually our trip's final destination. =-O
Nevertheless Bogota is not only the last city to stay, but also the beautiful setting in which we met 5 years ago andOkumaya devam et
Although hours delayed due to the heavy storms in Europe, our flight back was rather pleasant and calm. touching down in Frankfurt on a cold but beautiful early spring day, it took us only 2 hoursOkumaya devam et