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Cuenca Independence Day Trip



It was a four-day weekend here in Ecuador -- Day of the Dead and Independence Day for Cuenca so we had Monday and Tuesday off.  Two other teachers I work with and I took the "buseta" which is a van from Loja to Cuenca on Saturday.  It's $12 and takes just over 3 hours, vs. the bus which costs $7.50 and takes us over 4 hours.



We booked La Querencia Hotel which is way on the uphill side of town, about as far as Rio Tombebamba (which is where all the action is) as you can get.  It was a cute little place, $17 a night including breakfast.

The best part was "Uncle and Aunt", the couple who ran the place.  They were adorably hospitable in an Aunt/Uncle kind of way.  Breakfast was eggs how you like them, yogurt with fruit, bread, and coffee.


The first night, we went to dinner and ended up here at Wunderbar.  The bartender told us there would be a $2 happy hour on Sunday so we decided to go there in the afternoon.  But when we got there, alas, it wasn't true.  This happens ALL THE TIME in Ecuador.  Places advertise things and then they don't have them.  Anyway, cool spot.


So the second night, we decided to buy some rum and coke and play cards in the hotel lobby.  Some weird game I can't even remember the name of...but it was fun enough.  Next day George and Elsa here left.  They were bored.  I went to the "Other Banos" again to lay out in the pool.  It was a beautiful, sunny day but I'd slept wrong on my neck and was in a good bit of pain.  Saved $5 to take the bus home the next day.  It was't bad at all.










Here are a few more pix -- backof the new cathedral (which is ginormous) and 3 men dressed up as old ladies in the park. Not sure why this is.
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  1. UnknownNovember 4, 2015 at 8:45 PM

    Love the new blog. Thanks for posting all the photos. I am just surprised that a model agency has not contacted you. You are the most photogenic person I know, beautiful!

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