Day Adventures: Great Day

I am very tired from an awesome day so I will try to write all about it in the morning. Goodnight. Good morning now. Yesterday was another great day. We took a walking tour of the Old Town of Quito. We got to see a lot of churches, the government palace where the president lives, all the pretty plaza squares, a few parks, the big market and a really good pizza place. We were able to go up to the very top of the Basilica that separates the Old Town from the New Town. It was quite the climb up ladders and spiral steps, but well worth it for the views. Lucas rally wanted pizza for lunch so we kept looking for a place with pizza, which was harder than I thought. We walked and walked and finally I looked one up in the travel book. We walked forever and Matt bought us some mango in the park and Robbie bought a grilled plantain just to keep everyone happy. When we finally made it to the pizza place it was 2:54 and it closes at 3:00 but luckily they let us in. It was really good pizza and pasta. Some people bought things in the market and then we headed back to the hotel to get ready for dinner. We met Eduardo and Alexandra for dinner on la Ronda which was really great. My dad got soup that he loved and David got shrimp that he loved. Matt tried a lamb dish, the kids had hotdogs and I had a hamburger. It was what we all wanted. Lucas and Melayna stayed with Pappap for the night and Eduardo and Alexandra took Matt and I home. In their generous style, they took us to see the city at night and to the see the Virgin of the Americas. They view was spectacular. We also got some hot cider drink called canelazo, Matt's was with alcohol and mine was not. It was very good. I cannot get over how generous Eduardo and Alexandra are. We got home and were ready to get some sleep for another great day of adventures.