Day 1 - Quito (cont'd)

Today started off bright and early as we all ate a delicious breakfast at 7am on the beautiful 7th floor restaurant of Hotel Quito. Check out the view we had while we ate..........

Our tour bus then transported us to the

ACTUAL equator. We were able to see many experiments and learned of the history of the indiginous people of Ecuador. This was really interesting as we saw how water flows differently while on the equator line versus being a few feet off of the line. This is not a myth!! We have video to prove it (I will do my best to find the time to upload the video asap). We were also given the chance to attempt to balance an egg on top of a nail (some succeeded and got diplomas!).

We then proceeded to Old Towne Quito and went to the very popular town plaza.
There were so many activities going on, ranging from music, to dance, to shoe shining. This was a great photo oportunity for the kids. After taking pictures (242 pics for Mr. Pirring - not joking) Desiree walked us through Old Towne to Santa Domingo church. The church was absolutely huge and was full of history and beatiful architecture. This all provided for more amazing photo opportunities. Here is a picture Mr. Pirring took of one of the chapels within the church.

We came back to the hotel, relaxed for a few hours (some took a swim, hot tub, sauna etc.) while others took a nap. We just got done eating dinner at our hotel and as soon as I finish this post, we are taking the kids out for dessert. More to follow as we tackle a volcano............. Coatapaxi!