Abs and I decided to see if we could make our way back in to the Old Town on Saturday via the indigenous market held every Saturday and Sunday in one of the parks - we both invested in some statement jewellery as a reminder of our trip to Ecuador, my bracelet cost $1.... I also saw a beautiful watercolour painting of a gorgeous little Andean girl holding a cala lily which I bought.
After a visit to the Basilica in the Old Town we jumped in a taxi back to the hostel.
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| The Gothic Basilica del Voto Nacional |
There are a number of reasons that I think Abby and I make great travel companions not least our shared love of food and we have agreed that we should aim to eat really well at least once a week and so last night we went to Zazu (a white tablecloth kind of restaurant) we shared a starter of ceviche and then I had Mero a lo macho which is grilled grouper with octopus, shrimp and calamari - washed down with a very nice Argentinian Sauvignon Blanc - so nice in fact that we bought a bottle to take back to the hostel.
On Sunday I was up at 6am which seems to have become the norm and after skyping a few friends with varying levels of success, we boarded the bus for our trip to middle earth the middle of the world - I suspect our one and only truly touristy trip.
Is that a hobbit that's snuck in to
our photo?
All the walking around is hungry work and as well as Abs and I having a shared love of food, we also like to know that everything we eat is responsibly sourced....
Ahhhhh.....
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| Ohhhhh..... |
It's back to school tomorrow and whilst I fully expect to be fluent in both written and spoken Spanish within the two weeks I will continue to update the blog in English to save you all having to waste time with Google Translator. Raine x
