We've managed to keep busy these past two weeks, but not much to blog about - - On December 4th we moved from our apartment which was close to the Fiera Libre to another apartment owned by the same family. Then on the 8th we changed apartments in the same building. We are now on the third floor with this spectacular view! And we are now closer to the center of the city. We really like this apartment - it is newer and bigger - two bedrooms and two bathrooms. We are liking it!!
We walk to Parque de Calderon every day - there is always a new street to explore and something new to see.
This afternoon we walked to town with Dona and Larry for lunch at a new little restaurant we discovered. We are always discovering new restaurants! Almuerzo for $3.50 each with a choice of 2 different soups, 2 different entrees, desert and juice.
Almuerzo is the lunch special - and you can get it everywhere - priced from $1.50 to $4.00 depending on where you go. Most of the little Ecuadorian Restaurants only open from 10 am to 2 or 3 - and only serve Almuerso. It includes soup, main meal of meat, rice and beans, juice and desert at most places.
Last night we went to The Broken Bridge Louisianna Pub with Larry and Dona. A friend of theirs, KatieCat was performing. She strummed her guitar and sung us some songs from the 60's and 70's. It was a good time and nice to get out and do something different. 
Afterwards we walked back home and enjoyed the lights of Cuenca.
This is Iglesia de Todos los Santos - Church of All of the Saints lit up in all of her glory... This is one of the 5 churches in Cuenca that are listed as a "must see".
As we continued our walk we got to Parque Calderon. This is the heart of Cuenca and it is even more awesome with all the Christmas lights.
The gazebo too is all decked up for the season.
There is a beautiful nativity scene set up inside one of the many court yards that surround Parque Calderon.
We haven't been out in the evening very often so it was great to see everything all lit up - these are the entrance doors to the New Cathedral (the one with the beautiful blue domes).
One more picture of Parque Calderon before we continue on our walk home and call it a night!
More later - thanks for reading!
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