Cuenca Updates: Tuesday Feb 28, 2012

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Tuesday Feb 28, 2012

Tuesday Feb 28/12 update

We went early, first to the airport only to find they don’t open until 10:30 so we headed towards the SuperMaxi/Kywi shopping centre in search of a place that will take passport-style photos. On the corner is a regional police station and they had two outside kiosks catering to this so we got the awful mugshots done.

I continued downtown, and spotted this church to the south that I had been meaning to visit so I started a short trek that way.

In the very first block there was police tape across the road where this place had obviously had an explosion. Some foolish people have their propane tanks indoors and this was probably a result of such folly.

I passed this lady selling chickens on the corner and she let me take her picture and chuckled like crazy when I showed it to her.

The San Pedro Nolasco church was closed and now appears to be part of a convent. I was hoping I would have a view of El Centro from there but no such luck so I started west. This Grandpa was sunning himself on the sidewalk and he let me take his picture. I wish I could have captured his toothless grin when I showed him the picture. I got a brief view of the Immaculate Conception domes downtown but not as nice as I was hoping.

I bought a few more movies, including “The Artist” which just won the best picture Oscar, then caught a bus home.

Bella went back to the airport to change our tickets to Quito for tomorrow night. She will then go to the book exchange, then weaving, and then have lunch with Cindy. Cindy and Jim leave on Saturday, probably returning in September, and Jim is leaving us his movie collection of about 30 movies. I hope we don’t have too many duplicates.

The cleaning ladies did not show up yesterday, no phone call, nothing. But they called while we were at the airport and Bella understood they were coming today at 2pm. They finally showed up at 2:35.

That was today’s excitement. Enjoy the pics. Hugs to all.