My Trip To: Ecuador
Ecuador 2014 – Part one
Back in the summer of 2014 I traveled to Ecuador, and I’m honestly not sure why I never wrote about my time there, because Ecuador is wonderful! From the people, to architecture to food and the weather; It’s a beautiful country. I spent an entire month in Ecuador with my father, stepmom and sister . We spent time in Quito (the capital) and time on the beach in our family’s summerhouse(s). It was a really good trip.
As you may know I am half Ecuadorian and I absolutely love visiting my other ‘nation’. I always feel very at home there, and somehow at peace. It was Sarah’s, my sister, first time in Ecuador and I really looked forward to see how she would like it there. She, too, loved Ecuador. But, who wouldn’t? Honestly can’t imagine anyone not liking that country.
I took tons of photos while I was there and I could probably make twenty or more posts filled with photos, but I will try and limit myself a bit. This post, and the upcoming ones (there will be nine semi chronological posts), will be photo heavy. Very, photo heavy. So buckle up!
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ARRIVING IN AMSTERDAM
We started the journey by flying with KLM from Copenhagen to Amsterdam for a one-night stay before flying straight to Quito the day after. We stayed at a nice little hotel a few minutes from Schiphol airport. Sarah and I shared a room and because we didn’t want to go out we had a late dinner at the hotel instead.
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View from the bathroom in Quito
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The view from one of the bedrooms (We stayed at my grandmother’s btw)
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Lunch at Noe in quicentro (a mall)
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You wouldn’t see this back in Scandinavia
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VISITING MY GRANDFATHER
On one of the first days in Quito we went to visit my grandfather (my father’s father). Since my grandparents are divorced I actually had three grandfathers growing up. My danish grandfather passed away in 2007, but I still have my grandmothers husband and my father’s father ♡ Anyway, we had some really nice lunch and then we went to see the old part of Quito.
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A view of the old part of Quito
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“El Panecillo”
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Walking around on “La Ronda”
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There are a lot of beautiful little shops in this area
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And many restaurants and ‘sweet’ shops