Less than 24 hours after arriving in Riobamba, we found ourselves on a bus heading to Quito. It's really not like we didn't TRY to do stuff in Riobamba, it just seems like a bit of a faded glory type town. Pretty, if you like rundown pastel colours...
On the plus side, I did teach Milla how to play Gin Rummy. And we ate lunch in a house once lived in by Simon Bolivar. Also our dinner was served pretty speedily (taco pizza, anyone?). And we ate Galak, similar to MilkyBar but with crunchy rice bits in it. NOM.
On the downside, the first two cafes we tried to lunch at were both closed. Not ideal. The following morning, we thought "hmm let's head to the old bit of the town, and have a nice breakfast on the square with the palm trees." Epic fail. No cafes in sight. We managed to finally find somewhere which would sell us a limonada and then decided to go visit the Basilica and the Cathedral.
The Basilica had a rather nice dome. But it was the least inviting building, given the number of chains and padlocks. So we decided not to try to go in. The Cathedral had a good facade, recreated in approx 1800 from when the original cathedral, 20km away, was destroyed in 1797. Sadly, the inside looked like a 1960s wooden modernish church. Disappointing.
At this point, we decided to cut our losses and head out of Riobamba. En route, we did go to a supermarket and purchase some actual breakfast (yoghurt drinks and raisins). The supermarket turned out to be one of the top features of Riobamba.
Needless to say, there are no photos of Riobamba. The Beast stayed firmly in its case.
On a separate note, TANWATCH. Milla is currently a shade of golden brown with some darker freckles. Think a chicken´s egg. I am still ghostly, admittedly with a smattering of freckles (cream) and a slash of blancmange (I think I must have caught my arm against something after applying the factor 30).
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wow simon bolivar!!that's pretty cool. - SB
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