Sunday May 6/12 update
It was my turn to have a lazy day and catch up on some sleep
but that didn’t happen. Bella asked if I
wanted to go with her to the new COSTTO store since she had never been there
and I said yes. We caught the milk run
on the #13 to the Mall De Rio, then walked past the Turi traffic circle to the
store.
It is a blustery day today and cool but not cold and
rainy. It is very comfortable for
walking.
We picked up a few items and checked prices on many
others. The store has a very large
selection of appliances, good brand names, and they are half the price of
another large retailer, Sukasa.
We then walked to the Solano connection and went north to
catch the #16 at the soccer stadium. On
the way we go by a park with some interesting brass sculptures of a family. The plaque says they spent $17,000 on the
park, which probably would have been 10 times that much at home.
Across from this park is an interesting new building with
two floors of retail and what looks like 3-storey condos above. This building is in a terrific spot with
great views, near the river and looks very well constructed and safe. The
traffic is light and would likely be very quiet. We’ll
have to tell Bettye and Chris about this one.
I should have taken a photo of
it.
One block further on we come upon Tres Puentes (Three
Bridges), 2 for traffic and one for pedestrians. It is a very picturesque spot and has great
views of Immaculate Conception cathedral to the north and the Turi church to
the south.
We decided that our favorite bus is now the #16 because of
its route which can quickly take us to Etapa, Banco Pichincha, downtown,
Spanish class, weaving, cooking class, Jefferson Stadium Feria Libre, and even
COSTTO.
When I got home I barely got my window open and my little
buddy just floated into my room almost instantly. Gotta love my new little buddy who is beside
me as I type this and it doesn’t faze him any.
Way across the street I used my zoom to capture two young
guys leaping over a security fence to the street. They didn’t act suspiciously like thieves,
maybe they just didn’t have their gat keys with them.
Enjoy the pics.
That was today’s excitement. Hugs to all.
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120506 Church at Solano & 10 De Augusto |
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120506 Church and Lovers |
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120506 Solano view to Immaculate Conception |
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120506 Agave plant doing the Twist |
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120506 The Home Front |
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120506 The Provider |
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120506 Tres Puentes 1 |
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120506 Tres Puentes 2 |
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120506 Blustery day looking east from top of Solano |
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120506 My faithful buddy |
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120506 Can you see his tongue extended? |
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120506 Teen Jumpers |
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