Today we arrived in Cartagena, Colombia! It was a very humid day and there was a lot of sweating involved while wandering the old city. The main attraction in Cartagena is the walled city with narrow streets and colorful colonial houses. Today was pretty low key, we just walked around and went to the ¨Museum of Modern Art¨ of Cartagena. We found a great place for dinner and we are already back at the hotel to get a good night´s rest.
Oh yeah, the flights down were great, but with two layovers and overnight flights we didnt get much rest. Luckily, arriving in Cartagena before noon we were able to check into the hotel, trading up for air conditioning! A short walk out to explore led us to Las Bovedas and the San Diego neighborhood. Later the museum was a good escape from the heat and humidity. We siesta(ed) for a couple hours before hitting dinner at a traditional seafood restaurant. It is a beautiful historic city, straight from a 17th century painting. Bougainvilla and flowering pots extend out over the sidewalks. Tomorrow with some rest we will storm the fort and meander the streets, soaking in the sun, the sea and the wide variety of fruit beverages!
Than Healy once imparted his infinite wisdom upon his sophomore Asian Studies class by telling us: "The only Spanish you'll ever need to know goes: 'Dos Tequilas por favor', 'Donde esta mis pantalones?' "
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