Quito is quite a developed city in my mind. Every street I've been to has a sidewalk. There are trees and flowers/plants all over the city streets for beautification. There are lots of parks and facilities for citizens. Traffics are in good orders, mostly. Public transportation is orderly and plentiful. There are not much honking around, unlike other chaotic cities. There are relatively few garbage on the streets.
We spent our second day in Quito to first explore the Basilica del Voto Nacional. It is a surprisingly new structure, only finished in 1988 having started in 1892. It is the largest Neo-gothic basilica in the Americas. Although the outside looks grand, the interior is rather bland and austere. We then walked to the nearby Old City to explore some more. By chance, we walked into the Museo Metropolitano which is hosting an exhibition by Yoko Ono. Truthfully, the exhibit is disturbing, featuring nudity when lots of families with young kids are visiting.
We walked to the Mercado Central to try out one of the top rated seafood restaurants in Quito: Las Corvina de Don Jimmy. It is located in the food court and features down to earth deep fried sea bass with cerviche and potatoes. We shared one order (huge) which costs USD 6! What a deal!
We next went to check out one of the top rated museums in Quito: Museo Banco Central, now known as MuNu. It has three floors of exhibits featuring pre-colonial periods to modern era. We were surprised that the admission is free for such high quality exhibits.
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| Gold mask in museum |
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| View from our hotel room |
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| Volcano Cotopaxi from our window |
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