{"id":788,"date":"2010-12-08T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T05:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/?p=788"},"modified":"2025-02-06T12:17:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T11:17:21","slug":"cuenca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/2010\/12\/08\/cuenca\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuenca \u2013 Shopping!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-802\" style=\"width: 208px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"711\" data-lbwps-height=\"1024\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca.jpg\" data-lbwps-caption=\"The Cathedral of Cuenca.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-802\" title=\"The Cathedral of Cuenca.\" src=\"http:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Cathedral of Cuenca.\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cathedral of Cuenca.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next stop on the way South was Cuenca, a colonial city. Took quite some time to get there by bus and I was happy that I had the pleasurable company of Babsi and was not travelling alone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-822\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-20.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"1024\" data-lbwps-height=\"768\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-20.jpg\" data-lbwps-caption=\"Dome of the Cathedral.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-822\" title=\"Dome of the Cathedral.\" src=\"http:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-20-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Dome of the Cathedral.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-20-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-20.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dome of the Cathedral.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a look at the nice city we went shopping. Babsi was looking for a hat for her mother so we went to THE hatter of Cuenca who is manufacturing the famous Panama hats. Yes, the Panama hat has an Ecuadorian origin (see <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panama_hat\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panama_hat<\/a> if you don\u2019t believe me). Afterward I was looking for a nice Christmas present for Elli.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_815\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-815\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-13.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"768\" data-lbwps-height=\"1024\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-13.jpg\" data-lbwps-caption=\"I think we are looking damn good :-)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-815\" title=\"I think we are looking damn good ;-)\" src=\"http:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-13-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"I think we are looking damn good ;-)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-13-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-13.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I think we are looking damn good ;-)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aloha<br \/>\nMichael<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-788 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Christmas tree.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-804\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-804'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Christmas tree.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wishes for Christmas.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-803\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-803'>\n\t\t\t\tWishes for Christmas.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Colonial houses.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-805\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-805'>\n\t\t\t\tColonial houses.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Nice churches.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-806\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-806'>\n\t\t\t\tNice churches.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Having a look if everything is ok.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-807\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-807'>\n\t\t\t\tHaving a look if everything is ok.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Blue sky.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-808\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-808'>\n\t\t\t\tBlue sky.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wooden doors.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-809\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-809'>\n\t\t\t\tWooden doors.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Inside the hatter manufacture.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-810\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-810'>\n\t\t\t\tInside the hatter manufacture.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-9.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Trying hats.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-811\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-811'>\n\t\t\t\tTrying hats.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-10-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The machines where the hats are pressed in their respective forms.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-812\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-812'>\n\t\t\t\tThe machines where the hats are pressed in their respective forms.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-11-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Me and a Panama hat.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-813\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-813'>\n\t\t\t\tMe and a Panama hat.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-12.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-12-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pressing a hat in his right form.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-814\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-814'>\n\t\t\t\tPressing a hat in his right form.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-14.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-14-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cowboy Michael.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-816\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-816'>\n\t\t\t\tCowboy Michael.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-15.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-15-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"View along the river of Cuenca.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-817\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-817'>\n\t\t\t\tView along the river of Cuenca.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-16.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-16-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sunset.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-818\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-818'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-17.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-17-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Funny shops.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-819\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-819'>\n\t\t\t\tFunny shops.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-18.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-18-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Enjoying a coffee.Enjoying a coffee.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-820\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-820'>\n\t\t\t\tEnjoying a coffee.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-19.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/cuenca-19-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dome of the Cathedral.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-821\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-821'>\n\t\t\t\tDome of the Cathedral.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next stop on the way South was Cuenca, a colonial city. After a look at the nice city we went shopping. Babsi was looking for a hat for her mother so we went to THE hatter of Cuenca who is manufacturing the famous Panama hats. Afterward I was looking for a nice Christmas present for Elli.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/2010\/12\/08\/cuenca\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cuenca \u2013 Shopping!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[285,168,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-trip-i","category-south-america","category-ecuador","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":901,"href":"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788\/revisions\/901"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mb.rivulet.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}