Used my last day in South America well... toured Quito (saw the Old and New towns, as well as many cathedrals), then headed to the centre of the world.. the Equator!Quito has some beautiful sections, but overall it felt a bit shabby and unsafe compared to the cities I visited in Peru (bought some beautiful hand made scarves, though!). Visiting the museum at t
he equator was pretty cool... they have experiments that you can do to prove that you are exactly on the equator... like the way water drains and balancing an egg on a pin! Also, you weigh less when standing on the equator since you are at the furthest point away from the centre of the earth and it's gravitational pull... much better idea for weight loss than eating tofu!
he equator was pretty cool... they have experiments that you can do to prove that you are exactly on the equator... like the way water drains and balancing an egg on a pin! Also, you weigh less when standing on the equator since you are at the furthest point away from the centre of the earth and it's gravitational pull... much better idea for weight loss than eating tofu!Now, I must say goodbye to South America and start the long trek home to Canada! Boo.... but it will be nice to be home for Christmas :)
No comments:
Post a Comment