Botanical Gardens

Visiting Botanical Gardens is one of the best ways to learn about the plants that live in an area, and this Botanical Garden had some very interesting exhibits. Two houses of orchids exposed us to many variations of orchids, one held a variety of carnivorous plants, and one featured Japanese plants, including a group of bonsai trees.

The garden is in the middle of what is Quito's Central Park. Few people were there, and the cost for admission was nominal. We could have stayed longer, but we had things to do . . . like go eat Fanesca, which is a sort of soup. I want to try the recipe when I get home, as I was worried that I might find MSG in the one we had . . . and I am pretty certain I was right. So I had a caprese sandwich and tasted the Fanesca . . . which was really good!