Good morning Guayaquil

We took our time getting up this morning. We sauntered down to have some breakfast in the hotel restaurant.  It turns out that the Rio Grande has the highest rating in the entire city, and it's right downstairs! The breakfast was fun the people watching was even more fun. We had tea and some fabulous roasted pork and a variety of breads fruits and juices. I asked for hot sauce and they had their own special blend in a shot glass that came out of the fridge. I felt felt very special. We then walked along the river and came across a wide variety of birds. There was a rookery where several dozen nests were up in the trees. I got some good pictures of the baby birds. We've been walked along a different route back to the hotel and saw the shantytowns up on the hill. It reminded me of Valparaiso in Chile. There is income inequality everywhere!

Floral displays 

Special sauce, yum!

Eggs and roasted pork 

Apparently word got out that Leslie likes the Bombay Sapphire 

The Wyndham is bright and spacious 

The wide expanse of the Rio Guayas

This was super bright last night

Most modern indeed

Not a construction mistake!  The way the windows have to adjust to the curves is interesting 

Hello Mr. Ghandi

Cool eatery on the water 

Some sort of river flower maybe a hyacinth 

The real estate on the top of the hill is perfect for antennas 

Rich and poor

Perhaps a cable car over the river

The name of this building is Los silos

And then there was the hill

Straight up the side of the mountain or houses

One Stop excavation shop

Inside the bulldozer is a man sitting in the seat!