After we slept for a long time we got ourselves moving and went downstairs for breakfast. In this hostal they charge $5 each for a fruit plate, yogurt, granola, coffee, a choice of tropical juices, eggs what ever way you like, bacon, croissants. Not a bad deal. Too much food for us.
Our hostal La Rosario 
Stairs to another neighbourhood
We have booked a free walking tour and head off to the meeting place for 9:30 where we meet Lucas our guide for a 3 hour tour. There is another guest from our hostal their and a couple from Spain. Lucas does he tour in English and Spanish.
The city is surrounded by volcanoes 
Our tour meeting place 
We’re off
Our first stop is the Basilica del Voto Nacional. It is a very large imposing structure visible from most of Quito. It is in the construction process for about 150 years and we are told they believe that if the it is completed the world will end. So they keep going.
Basilica del Voto Nacional 
View from the balcony 
The roof line 
Creepy bridge 
More creepy bridge
From we view the large stained glass windows. At first glance they appear like most churches. After looking closely as Lucas suggests we see that the details are orchids, flower that Ecuador claims to have more than 200 different species in the Amazon rain forests.
We are heading our now for a full day tour so I will finish today later. Bye bye for now.