Mitad del Mundo

Today we went to the Middle of the World. 
In order to get there, we climbed many, many stairs almost to the base of La Virgen de Quito - a winged wood statue that overlooks Quito from a hilltop.  



Then we took a bus urbano (city bus), for an hour and a half,  for 40¢/pp.
It was a very entertaining bus ride.  Various venders got on and off at the different stops, selling their wares to the riders.  We bought ice cream cones for 25¢/ea. They also sold things like chocolate, oranges, nuts, and even toothbrushes. Just before our stop, a guy got on with a handheld karaoke machine and microphone and sang to us. 

Our final destination was the Mitad del Mundo (the Middle of the World - the Equator!). 





Here we literally stepped back and forth from winter to summer, and straddled the line too, to experience both at the same time. 


The kids balanced an egg on the head of a nail and participated in electromagnetic experiments.  We were even a little lighter on the scale (no diet required ;-) ).



It was a very neat place to be.

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