Saturday, July 15, 2006
Email from Sonia Thacher in Quito 7/13/06
Sonia here- I got in last night. I am staying one more night at sierra nevada, then going to otalvalo for a couple days, then back to quito for one night before a week in the Amazon! I will be returning to quito friday night, and I notice that some CITTI folks are already booked at sierra nevada then--I hope to see you then! (for those who don't yet know me, I will be the confused looking american with shoulder length brownish hair and glasses--hopefully less confused after a week adjusting.)
First impressions of Quito: wow, it's huge. quite beautiful from the sky if you fly in at night. Very overwhelming when you get off the plane. altitude sickness hasn't gotten me too much: i've sadly discovered that dark chocolate is the only kind of chocolate I don't like, and i've been feeling like an idiot choking down my schaffenberger (super gourmet, 80% cocoa solids, lovers of dark chocolate would probably kill for it) but it seems to work!
I took a wonderful walking tour of old town quito today--just me and my personal policewoman escort-guide, who spoke very good english and had many interesting insights. I'm now at papaya net, an internet cafe (absolutely, folks, don't bother with laptops), enjoying the most enormous slice of marble cake for $1.50 while I type this. can't find the comma on the keyboard, and a german lady had to clue me in on the ampersand, but I'm getting the hang of it.
Food recommendations so far: the magic bean is in the mariscal area, folc and mera, and it's very reasonable, healthy food--good for adjusting tummies. I had dinner at mama clorinda, victoria and calama, which has good "comida tipica", or Ecuadorian food. everything is quite cheap.
okay, I imagine I have said enough--I just want to give folks who haven't been here yet a bit of a taste. it is a great adventure we 're going on--I can't wait to meet you all!
buenas noches,
sonia
First impressions of Quito: wow, it's huge. quite beautiful from the sky if you fly in at night. Very overwhelming when you get off the plane. altitude sickness hasn't gotten me too much: i've sadly discovered that dark chocolate is the only kind of chocolate I don't like, and i've been feeling like an idiot choking down my schaffenberger (super gourmet, 80% cocoa solids, lovers of dark chocolate would probably kill for it) but it seems to work!
I took a wonderful walking tour of old town quito today--just me and my personal policewoman escort-guide, who spoke very good english and had many interesting insights. I'm now at papaya net, an internet cafe (absolutely, folks, don't bother with laptops), enjoying the most enormous slice of marble cake for $1.50 while I type this. can't find the comma on the keyboard, and a german lady had to clue me in on the ampersand, but I'm getting the hang of it.
Food recommendations so far: the magic bean is in the mariscal area, folc and mera, and it's very reasonable, healthy food--good for adjusting tummies. I had dinner at mama clorinda, victoria and calama, which has good "comida tipica", or Ecuadorian food. everything is quite cheap.
okay, I imagine I have said enough--I just want to give folks who haven't been here yet a bit of a taste. it is a great adventure we 're going on--I can't wait to meet you all!
buenas noches,
sonia
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Sonia:
This is a great example of what a blog can do. Thanks so much for filling us in on your experiences in Quito. We're all eager to hear more. Keep up the good work!
Chauncy
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This is a great example of what a blog can do. Thanks so much for filling us in on your experiences in Quito. We're all eager to hear more. Keep up the good work!
Chauncy
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