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House-hold pets... ¡que rico!
House-hold pets... ¡que rico!
This weekend I ate one of the following house-hold pets.
Guess which one.
a) Dog
Guess which one.
a) Dog
b) Cat
c) Goldfish
Goldfish... not baby.
d) Guinea Pig
If you guessed Guinea Pig, then you are CORRECT!
The "Abuelos" said I had to try Guinea Pig before I left Ecuador, so they were kind enough to treat me to a nice lunch this Sunday.
In Ecuador (and some other South American countries), Guinea Pig, cooked, is known as Cuy. Its cooked over coals like Rotisserie.
Then served WHOLE.
Wanting to get the full Ecuadorian experience, I tried it. It wasn't that bad. It was kind of hard to get a big bite of meat because its muscles are so small. So I had to pick and search quite hard. In the end, it was a pleasurable experience. And no, it doesn't taste like chicken. It tastes more like the "Turkey Legs" you get from Disney world (that are actually Emu legs).
THEN... they took me to see the Virgin of Quito... aka Virgen de El Panecillo.
It was built on a hill in Quito, so it can be seen from miles away.
From the top, you can see lots of Quito.
¡Que Lindo!
She looked very pretty that day.
Here I am with the Virgin.
I had to do the obligatory tourist-copying-the-statue
THEN... they took me to the top of a hill in Quito, called Cima de la Libertad.
Here is where the military has a museum called the Templo de la Patria.
Here I am with Abu, the Abuelo, in front of the museum.
"Cima" is also a great place for a picnic... or kite flying.
Let's go fly a kite...
Here I am with Peque, the Abuela, at the perfect picnic spot.
What a romantic spot.
I would have kissed her if she wasn't married.
I would have kissed her if she wasn't married.
Overall, it was a great day with the Abuelos.
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