Cuenca: new home, beautiful new home

Second day in Cuenca . . . after a very noisy night on Calle Larga.  The young people really like to party on Friday night!  My friends (George & Robin) & I are staying at the Hostal Del Mundo overlooking the river.

We had a whirlwind 3 days in Quito with great sightseeing & a frustrating time for me trying to get my visa registered.  After getting some documents certified by the Ecuadorian Consulate in L.A., notarized in O.C., certified by the County & apostillized by the State, I thought I had enough documentation, but there's a new rule that states I have to register my visa in Quito within the first month of arrival.  There's lots of conflicting information (& lack of info) concerning the residency processes, so I've ask a tour guide in Quito to help me.  And I may have to hire a lawyer which I was hoping to avoid.

Here are more scenes from a river walk that we enjoyed today (sorry, I couldn't get them to place where I wanted them--I'm new at this).  At the right are the numerous stairs that descend from Calle Larga to the river.

A beautiful Sushi Restaurant

Example of the street art

Blue Monday Restaurant where we had lunch (& where I ordered 2 lunch items because of my lack of knowledge of the Spanish language!)