Things we saw on the bus ride from Quito to Banos...
03/09/2008 - 03/09/2008
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- Someone dressed in a really worn out Barney (you know, the purple dinosaur) costume trying to draw passing buses and pedestrians into an ice cream shop.
- Another macho-man movie on the bus! This time it was ´Black Dog´starring Patrick Swayze. We´re still not quite sure about many of the plot elements, but there were lots of explosions and car crashes.
- A small town whose entire economy seems to center around multi-colored popsicles. Every other storefront was an haladeria (ice cream shop) selling these things.
- Beautfil mountainous landscapes covered with a patchwork of different crops and trees. This really is an extraordinarily beautiful country.
- An active volcano (Turunguhua) just outside of Banos. The top was covered with clouds but we could see large ash deposits on the sides.
- A 20 foot tall statue of a parrot. We have NO clue why it was on the side of the road.
- A colorful array of food vendors who hop on and off the bus seemingly at random, wander down the aisles trying to sell steamed plantains, freshly fried potato chips, sodas, and many other mysterious looking food substances that we´re not brave enough to sample.
Posted by jtlande 03/09/2008 5:31 PM Archived in Bus | Ecuador
