We had to say goodbye to Alissa and Lukas because they headed out for the Galapagos (so jealous) but we were also leaving Quito. We headed to Otovalo- a town a few hours from Quito that is famous for its huge Saturday market. One of the funny things that happens on buses here is that people get on to sell refreshments. They go up and down the isles putting things in people's laps to pique their interest and then they collect them again as the leave. Sometimes they are associated with the bus companies but sometimes they do it independently, sometimes they even give you their life story and tell you why you should buy from them.
We got to Otovalo in the afternoon and picked a hostel- Maria- it was honestly pretty bad, the water was luke warm (at best), they didnt have a kitchen or Internet but we did however get a tv and haha they let us put our perishables in the fridge that they sell drinks from. There was also a sign on our door that said don't leave your passport in the room, the hostel isnt responsible for it but when we asked if they had a safe to put our passports in they said no, we can leave them in our rooms- haha interesting.
For dinner we went to a restaurant that was suggested by our travel book but it was mediocre at best. We decided that if we became expats and lived in South America we would definitely open a business catoring to tourists with reliable service- we'd make out incredibly!
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