Thursday, February 12, 2015

Quito to Cuenca




Bus reached Cuenca at 7:44.  We took a taxi to the homestay we had a reservation in.  A young man and a pregnant woman greeted us.  We got two rooms: one on the ground floor and the other on the floor above.  After settling in, we asked the couple about Comida China; they recommended we go to Mall del Rio. She said it was there they normally ate Comida China.  What about a Comida China place near  the terminal.  No, that area is not safe at night, it has prostitutes, the man said and laughed. He laughs loudly after everything he says.  The woman seems to be the smarter of the two; she called for a taxi.  We reached the mall that probably is the pride of Cuenca: glittering, clean, and pricey. This is how modernity is being narrowly defined by the wealthy of the third world.

Monday, January 26, 2015

Quito to Cuenca









The bus stopped for gas, and for passengers to use banos and eat a late almuerzo.

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Quito to Cuenca









Bought tickets for the 10:45 bus.  It would leave from platform 14.  Showed the tickets to go #14, but were asked to buy platform tickets.  Waited at platform 14; were told the platform had been changed to #15.  The bus came at 10:45 sharp.  Not sure where it came from, but it had some passengers inside.  We boarded the bus and kept our luggage with us in the cabin.