This pocket monkey decided to ride the back of my neck for awhile We had heard there was a zoo here in Cuenca, but nobody we talked to had ever been to it, and most didn’t even know it existed. We decided to visit the Amaru Zoo today. It was an interesting experience, and one […]
Tiestro, More Church Schedule Info & Google Maps
Tiestro is our favorite high-end restaurant in Cuenca. They are not open on either Sunday or Monday though, so we decided to extend our anniversary celebrations to having dinner there tonight. Their Loma Fino con Tocina (filet mignon with bacon) is probably the best we have had anywhere in the world. We also had langostino, […]
Everything’s Blurry
1/2 second hand-held experiment of police bike getting ready to lead the running Santas in a 10K race Last week we were invited to the home of Emanuela for dinner and to review her photography. She had commented that she liked my stuff (see www.mindstormphoto.com for mine), but that hers were “at the opposite extreme” […]
40 Years And Still Having Fun
40 years ago today, we drove to Kirkwood Meadows near Lake Tahoe, mounted skis and got married. Kirkwood Meadows was a new ski resort that we had not been to before, so we thought it would be a good place to start our new lives. We didn’t realize ahead of time that Dec 16, 1972 […]
Rooftop Christmas Party
I read an interesting article today on The Weather in Cuenca. It talks about the issue of the internet weather forecasts always being identical (and wrong), why there is no weather on the news programs here, and what makes the weather so unpredictable. Good reading at http://www.gringotree.com/cuenca/articles/cuenca-news-stories/weather.php. There are an estimated 4,000 expats living […]
Church Festivity Schedule!
We have been trying to find out the schedule of church festivities since we got here in October. Everyone we ask says they don’t know, but “you might try xxx” and each of those has come up empty. We finally had a breakthrough today, and now have the schedule! Regina responded to my GringoTree request […]
Gallery Updates for Ecuador
We have now been in Cuenca for seven weeks, with four more before we return to California. Things are starting to finally settle into a routine. I took the time today to gather some of my favorite photos from this trip. Most are from Cuenca, where we have spent five of these weeks, though there […]
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas…
This weekend the Christmas lights went up along 12 de Abril (the street we are living on) and Plaza Otorongo (about two blocks from our apartment), so we went over to have a look late last night. Plaza Otorongo has a super-size Nativity scene in lights which draws crowds of families The static images were […]
Random Walk Through Cuenca #3
The weather is dreary today, and after a week of travel, we are just staying inside. Figured it might be time for the third installment of random thoughts about Cuenca, and about Ecuador in general. Bus System: The bus system throughout Ecuador is cheap, efficient, and heavily utilized. You can travel within any city for […]
They Lied!
All the guide books state that Bano de la Aqua is 4 hours driving from Quito and 4 hours from Cuenca. We figured that made it a nice stop-over on the way back from Cotacachi (two hours North of Quito). We found yesterday that it took over 8 hours from Cotacachi to Bano, which means […]
