Yesterday, we decided to explore the largest park in Cuenca. Our doctor told us about this park. He knows we like walking a lot so he said that we'd like this park because it is so large.
From our new apartment, we're only a thirty minute walk from the park. It's a pretty walk because it follows the Rio Yanuncay.
I took so many pictures and had to narrow my picks down to just the best ones.
Here are the pictures shown as we walked through the park:
Entrance to the park
Walking along the Yanuncay River
Mike walking among the tall trees
One of the many bridges in the park
Swans on their own island
More river pictures
Black swan
Mike standing on one of the bridges
Huge rock in the river (how'd it get there?)
Great tree for climbing
Wooden walkways throughout the park
Elevated walkways among the trees
Tomebamba River
Convergence of the two rivers (Tomebamba and Yanuncay)
Beautiful flowers in bloom (it's springtime here!)
Picnic anyone?
Great spot overlooking the rivers
Where does this go?
My favorite picture
Eucalyptus trees
Swans (see their nesting houses in the background)
I love taking these pictures
A cactus (is this Arizona?)
View of the Cajas Mountains
Having fun!
Fancy clothes and spike heels worn anywhere throughout Cuenca (even in the park!)
Clock showing the time in Ecuador, Spain, New York and Russia
Aerobic area in the background
Soccer fields
Maintenance crew cleaning up after a soccer game
The park was pretty empty but during the weekends, it's packed with families enjoying the outdoors.
Cuenca is getting ready to celebrate for five straight days. Tuesday is All Souls Day and Wednesday is Cuenca's Independence Day (190 years of independence from Spain). There will be parades, music, performances, fireworks, etc. It should be fun.
Chao for now,
Patty
Relocating from the U.S. to Ecuador. This will chronicle our adventures (and misadventures) as we learn to live in a foreign country. "The worst day in Ecuador is better than the best day at work."
Friday, October 29, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Walking Along the River
We have been in our new apartment a little over a week now and I decided to take pictures of the river that we are living next to and how pretty it is taking a walk along the river. The river is the Yanuncay River and is one of the four rivers that flow through Cuenca.
The first picture is of the building we are living in now. We are on the first floor (second from street level). We have the three large windows on the front of the building. (We take up half of the first floor.)
The second picture is the entry way of the building.
The next picture is right across the street from our apartment. It is a park with playgound equipment for the little ones to play on.
The next pictures are of the park and the river as we walk along, enjoying the beautiful sights.
This next picture shows two rivers coming together (the Yanuncay and the Tarqui rivers).
It is springtime in the Southern Hemisphere so I've taken pictures of the trees in bloom. This is a pretty time of year here.
Well, that's it for now.
Chao, Patty
The first picture is of the building we are living in now. We are on the first floor (second from street level). We have the three large windows on the front of the building. (We take up half of the first floor.)
The second picture is the entry way of the building.
The next picture is right across the street from our apartment. It is a park with playgound equipment for the little ones to play on.
The next pictures are of the park and the river as we walk along, enjoying the beautiful sights.
This next picture shows two rivers coming together (the Yanuncay and the Tarqui rivers).
It is springtime in the Southern Hemisphere so I've taken pictures of the trees in bloom. This is a pretty time of year here.
Well, that's it for now.
Chao, Patty
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