Parque Carolina
Travel Location: Quito,Ecuador
We visited the Botanic Gardens in Quito, inside the Parque Carolina. They were cute, but the signs were only in Spanish and my language skills are seriously lacking. This was major motivation to start studying! We visited the neat orchid section and had fun looking at the cactus section too. It was a very low-key, relaxing activity.
Then, for fun, we decided to take our time and walk back to Old Town. So first we had to make it to New Town – no problem. Unfortunately, it started really raining. Like serious downpour. The best part is that almost everyone on the street ran and stood in dry areas (close to buildings and such) right away, but we just kept walking since we didn’t have raincoats or umbrellas and we were determined to not take a taxi, so we figured we were going to get wet no matter what. Well, we got so soaked that we changed our minds and huddled for awhile. But, then we realized we were still wet and miserable, so we kept walking until we arrived at our hotel. There we could squelch up to our room and track water all over the clean floors. Lesson: think about bringing an umbrella!
Attractions are more expensive in real life than what your travel book says
