Day 354 of 365 - 16th of December, 2011
Woke up and had breakfast because we were getting on the bus to Otavalo!
We left at around 9 and our first stop was Mitad Del Mundo (the center of the earth/equator line) it was so cool. We looked at some South American history and we actually got to see two shrunken heads. I learnt so much. We also did little experiments on the equator line. Like balancing an egg and watching water go straight down and not spinning a certain way.
We got back on the bus and I read a fair bit of my book. We got lunch at a traditional Ecuadorian restaurant and our guide suggested a couple of meals we shouldn’t try because they had blood in them :S
We eventually made it in to Otavalo and all I can say is IM IN LOVE WITH THIS PLACE. There is so much culture and history and many of the people still wear their traditional clothes. We walked around town, had a little glimpse at the markets we will be visiting tomorrow (the biggest Indian market in South America) and we went to a coffee and chocolate shop and I had the best coffee I’ve had in ages. We walked around some more and my god I want to buy everything! I’m so beyond excited for tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning we are also going to an animal market, I’m a little hesitant to see the animals treated differently to what I’m used to but it’s all part of the experience. For dinner we went to a really nice restaurant. I had a lovely salad. A band at dinner played traditional South American music and I LOVED IT. It was such good music.
We then walked back to the hotel, I got all my stuff sorted for tomorrow and now I’m going to sleep. SO EXCITED! EEEEP!
