So, after 2 days at sea, (and who knows how many pounds gained with the delicious meals), we have arrived at our first Port of Call in Colombia.
After meandering through Cartagena's lovely greeting area, including flora and fauna galore, and of course the prerequisite souvenir shops,
we found a tour bus that was short 4 people - perfect for Kitti, Larry and us! And we were off to explore the city!
Our tour bus guide Cony was a wealth of information,
and brought us to see several great monuments, as well as Cartagena's original Fort, which protected the port city.
Amazing artwork on the sides of buildings
and in the streets of Old Town, sidewalk art (available for sale)
And in Old Town, Kitti and I did some souvenir shopping as we wandered
enjoying the fresh vendor stalls we have come to enjoy throughout Mexico
The streets were gorgeous and had a definite European flare, with small cobbled roadways
and beautiful vegetation that tropical weather makes possible
some artwork maybe a little odd by my standards, but lovely in its own way and larger than life!
A few doors within a door were amazing and very intricately designed
And the streets were gorgeous!
with balconies everywhere
And before heading back to the ship, we enjoyed a free beer at the Cartagena Hard Rock Cafe!
Which tells us to "Take Time to Be Kind"
Some gorgeous fully fenced houses on the trip back to the ship
And it's off again on our new floating home!
With a new day's pet! Our cabin steward, Jeffrey, wanted to make sure we weren't lonely on our voyage!
Our frog friend - all towel art!
