Enjoying the change in the weather

  On Saturday morning we went to breakfast at the California Kitchen in the El Centro section of Cuenca. The restaurant is in a building which also houses a hotel that has just been renovated. The "Kitchen" is a popular breakfast spot on Saturday mornings for "Gringos".

  We went with Mick and Kathy Wesson and their housekeepers son, Jonathan. Jonathan is learning english in school and had asked if he could spend some time with the Wesson's so that he could hear more english. The Wesson's are a good choice because Kathy does very well speaking spanish so Jonathan wasn't left out of the conversations. He also seemed to enjoy the pancakes at the "Kitchen"

Jonathan, enjoying pan cakes

  During the week Joan and I did a little bit of walking around town and were glad to have some time without rain. The weather has even warmed a bit and we are happy about that too.
  We aren't real happy to see all the graffiti that is appearing in Cuenca, though. We don't understand why some "idiots" think it is alright to mark up some body else's property. It is even worse when they have no talent and nothing worth saying.

  The picture below isn't graffiti. We pass this nursery school when walking to and from the mall. The painting on the wall is pretty effective advertising considering the business they are in.

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On our way home from the mall we were walking behind these young ladies and I thought a picture might show that not everyone dresses in traditional garb. As a matter of fact, tight jeans and high heels are more prevalent here than the traditional outfits. We sometimes wonder how the women can walk on the cobblestones streets and the uneven and broken side walks without killing themselves.



This picture is of one of the security people who works in our building. He is sitting on the wall in front of our building enjoying the nice weather. He is a nice guy and is always friendly as we come into and go out of the building. We call him the general.                                                                       



So with the sun shining more and the temperatures in the 70's we are heading into our summer and we expect we will be outside a lot more and there will be a lot more pictures of Cuenca and the surrounding area.

                       

Hasta Pronto,

Dale and Joan