ECUADOR Quito

Our Napo adventure ended with canoe trips and a plane from Coca to Quito.  David was away a long time, looking for an ATM while I waited next to the information desk at the brand new Quito airport.  I turned my head to look for a seat and our cabin bag was stolen, containing our computer, my boots, 2 jackets and $300 in a money belt.
 So our Quito experience centred on talking to police and replacing lost items.  No-one spoke English at the tourist police station, but they had an interesting way of dealing with us. A nice young woman brought up the appropriate form on computer, I typed a statement, he got the computer to translate, then painstakingly fixed the Spanish version, while I looked over her shoulder.  We got a copy for our insurance claim.
We had booked accommodation for 2 nights at Hostel LA Rabida, where a very pleasant and efficient lady, Gloria, helped us with directions and tourist info.  Buying a new computer involved several cheap ($2 or $3) taxi rides.  So now we have an Android tablet, which led to a lot of homework finding software and getting used to having no control A, X, C or V keys.
As for Quito itself ... it has 4 million people, huge ravines with flat tops, the highest altitude of any capital city at 2800m, footpaths in poor repair, lots of construction, few trees.
 We went up the Teleforico for good views.

The Casa del Alabardo has a fascinating collection of pre-Columbian items.

The historic Old Town was boring.  Churches covered inside with gold (no photos) allowed, colonial civic buildings, etc.  One pedestrian street as pictured below.

There was some tourist nightlife up Reine Victoria near our hostal.

The beer is good!