Centro Histórico de Quito

On Sunday September 16th I went to Centro Histórico with my friend Juan Fernando (Juan Fer). Centro Histórico is the oldest part of town and it is in the center. Quito has grown so much since then. There is the President's (Rafael Correra) House there, a few churches, and museums, lots of plazas, stores, and restaurants.

Here is the President's House.

 Here is a theatrical show in the middle of the main plaza.

This is a church called San Francisco (the name of my university) . It was all gold inside but we were not allowed to take pictures :( 

There are so many types of pigeons here! 

The Spanish word for pigeons is "palomas". 

Seeing them here reminded me of 

St. Mark's Square in Italy. 

Here is one of the most famous views in Quito. This is the statue of the Virgin and it's called "El Panecillo" which means small piece of bread. 

Another part of the Centro Histórico is called La Ronda. 

 It is a long, old street with restaurants, bars, and traditional children's games such as hop-skotch and ring toss.

La Ronda reminds me of the streets of Italy. 

Here are some kids playing Foosball in the street.

The architecture reminds me of Europe, specifically a few buildings in France.