I have been blogging photos from the center of Quito for a few days now. All of the photos were taken on the same day. Here are the last few photos I want to share from that day. Then I'm going to move on to something different for while.
There are a lot of loose dogs in Quito, at least there were the last time I was there. Pet ownership has gone up quite a bit in the past ten years in Ecuador, and there is now a need for some sort of animal control, whereas there was not in the past. This guy is just hanging out, but sometimes you see small packs of dogs, and there is nobody to call to take care of them. Usually nothing happens, but I have seen news of attacks on the television. I am used to being around animals, but there has been a time or two when I was intimidated on the street in Quito by dogs. Probably here in the center of the city loose animals never get to be a huge problem, because it is such an important area of the city, with the government, that they would do something about the dogs before it got to that point. But in neighborhoods away from the center of the city, you can be startled by a group of loose dogs running towards you in the street.
I love the clouds in this picture. Quito is gray a lot of the time. I enjoy the chance to wear long-sleeved shirts and sweaters. Quito can also be very hot and sunny. It depends on the day and the time of year.
I'm not sure what this building is--maybe the old library? This is a typical street scene in the center of Quito. Lots of people, lots of activity.
Almost all of the buildings in the center of Quito have balconies. It is the colonial Spanish style of architecture. I love this guy walking down the street, just thinking to himself. I've spent a lot of time doing the same thing in the center of Quito.
I blogged a house in Ambato where Flor's family had an apartment when she was a child. Here is another place they lived, in the center of Quito. The building to the right of the church is apartments. Flor's family had the doorway closest to the church. The apartment was interior. They couldn't see the street.
I'm not sure what this building is--maybe the old library? This is a typical street scene in the center of Quito. Lots of people, lots of activity.
Almost all of the buildings in the center of Quito have balconies. It is the colonial Spanish style of architecture. I love this guy walking down the street, just thinking to himself. I've spent a lot of time doing the same thing in the center of Quito.
I blogged a house in Ambato where Flor's family had an apartment when she was a child. Here is another place they lived, in the center of Quito. The building to the right of the church is apartments. Flor's family had the doorway closest to the church. The apartment was interior. They couldn't see the street.
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