I left my heart in Cartagena! I loved the city! It is very old! It is or was walled and the fort is so solid. The history of conquerors and pirates with parrots is fascinating. Mostly though I loved the Airbnb we stayed in for the whole of Easter Week! We had air conditioning! The […]
Cartagena
Cartagena
We loved Cartagena! Once we got to it. Didn’t really like overnighting in the Bogota airport. Cartagena is a modern port city on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. At its core is the walled Old Town, with 16th-century plazas, cobblestone streets and colorful colonial buildings. The climate is tropical – hot and humid. It is also is a […]
Postcard from Ellen’s Edge
I am loving Cartagena! It feels perfectly safe for a big city, but is like a small village at the same time. The streets are narrow. It is very Spanish. The houses come up to the street and then have court yards after you enter and go in a ways. We are staying in an […]