Wednesday's are our academic outtings and yesterday we went to my favorite place in Quito, the Basilica. It is the largest catholic church in Quito, however it's never been finished. The goal for this church was that it would reach to heaven, that goal never happened so the building is huge but not completed. Instead of being decorated with gold or marble inside it is just river rock, so everything is grey. It sounds kind of boring, but the awesome part about this church is that you can climb up to the top of the towers and look out over Quito and get some pretty sweet pictures! This is not my mom's favorite place because I like to be daring and hang out of whatever nook or cranny I can find, I am ALWAYS holding on, but sometimes it looks like I'm in a dangerous spot. No te precupes mis hermanos (don't worry my friends) and enjoy the pics of the Basilica!
Oh you know what else we got to explore yesterday, not just the high towers, but also the Catacombs! It was so cool, kind of scary at first. But we went down under the Basilica and there are hallways of boxes lining the sides of the halls and that is where the people are buried. Its an incredible sight. Below are some pictures of the catacombs also! Enjoy!
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| Lucy, me and Natasha |
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| NILI 9 |
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| Isn't that an awesome view!!! |
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| Here's Quito!!! |
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| Isaac in a little hole...it was a dare to see if he would fit...he did |
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| Lucy playing the Organ, her hands hardly reached the keys |
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| How many NILI's can you fit in this space?? |
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| The "chapel" in the catacombs of the Basilica |
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| The what seemed to be the never ending Hallways of the catacombs |
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| The tombs in the walls of the Catacombs |
