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Bienvenida a Colombia
... einer Mauer, die die Spanier zum Schutze gegen die Piraten errichtet haben. Mein Tag verbringe ich damit die Stadt zu erkunden, einfach durch die Strassen zu laufen und zu schauen wie die Menschen hier so leben. Die Menschen hier sind dunkelhaeutiger als in anderen Teilen Suedamerikas, das liegt daran, dass damals die Sklaven hier angekommen sind. Mit meiner hellen Haut falle ich so natuerlich gleich als Touristin auf... naja noch ein paar Wochen dann bin ich auch ...
Caribbean Coast's Finest
... go by or fend off the touts trying to sell you anything that you wanted. Or to splurge with a visit to Café del Mar, situated right on the walls of the old town overlooking the sea to watch the sun go down.
City Tour
No trip to a big city would be complete without a tour on the site seeing bus. It is always a good way of getting your bearings somewhere new and also learning about the history of a place. We certainly got our money's worth. We explored the old ...
A week in Cartagena
... sounds and smells. It felt quite dreamy.
This was a week to ease into the pace of the city, which couldn't be more different from London.
We stayed at a delightful little B&B called "Casa Sweety" and the chicas there helped me with my Spanish lessons, alongside Amaury, my Spanish profesor for the week. I tried hard, I did, and I could partake in chit chat by the end of the week but ...
Mud Slide
... who are quite well off and travel and this is the area where they tend to stay. Then there is the Old City, one of the first of the Spanish Cities founded by the conquistadores for the Modern World and often under siege by English pirates including a 100 day siege by Sir Frances Drake, it is now the centre for tourism, and popular with the rich and famous. The streets are adorned with beautiful flowers, decorated balconies and brightly ...
Colombia - Cartagena
... s, prime viewing spots to watch the parade of horse-drawn carriages, fashionable locals and mystified tourists.
Cartagena is a beautiful city with a seedy atmosphere. It's got quite a long way to go before it completely cleans up its image but is definitely worth the visit.
We stayed in Getsemeni, which has two streets you can wander around safely (albeit being offered cocaine every 5 minutes) but ...