The Little Church on the Hill

Our view from the room across the town of Quito, Ecuador, is quite grand! If you look closely in on the right, you will see the spires of La Basílica del Voto Nacional, a gorgeous church. From where we are staying, it does look like a little church on the hill, but it’s anything but. So after breakfast, off we went to explore it. After paying the exorbitant entrance fee of $2, in we went. Your first view, you see below, quite something. We were inside for just a few moments when a small man dressed in all gray came up and introduced himself to us. He said he was the priest and historian and wondered if we wanted a tour. It was delightful to say the least. After about 30 minutes, I think we’re going so slow to read, take photos, and take it all in, he figured we were going to take a while so he said goodbye and just, disappeared.

Our “guide” took us into the original chapel built in 1870. Then we went back through the “addition” built in 1930. It was awe-inspiring to say the least. Looking down the massive halls of the La Basílica del Voto Nacional, people at the other end were mere dots, it’s that huge! Then you look up … oh my! I came back from our tour with warblers neck and some amazing memories! When we walked out and headed to the chocolate factory, all I could think was, it was anything but the little church on the hill!