Tuesday, February 14, 2017

January 24, 2017,Tuesday, in the port of Cartagena, Columbia


 







January 23, 2017, Tuesday in the port of Cartagena, Columbia
Breakfast in the Lido Restaurant.
By 0830, we were on a ship’s tour of Cartagena, Columbia. We sort of on our way. The ship’s representative for this tour, one of the dancers, took us to Stairwell A, not the correct stairwell. She then took us toward the aft end of the ship by the Burma Road, the crew’s main fore and aft passageway. Not for passengers. She and we finally found the gangway at the bottom of Stairwell B. The bus was easier to find. First stop was at the top of a high hill. The location of the Monastery of La Popa overlooks the city. We were shown the central patio, the sanctuary and altar, and an explanation of some old maps. The hill gave us a great view of the harbor and our ship and of the city built around the bay. Further into the tour, we went to the old city square, visited an emerald shop and church in the old town. Stopped at the gates of an old fortress, Castillo San Felipe, which guarded the city from the English, French and pirates. The last picture is of Sandra and a couple of friendly parrots. Tomorrow is the Panama Canal.

1 comment:

  1. Sounds like you had a better excursion than we did! We were on the "Colombian Coffee Experience" & it was pretty sad. Fortunately, we hadn't even had a chance to comment on it before we got a full refund notice! I guess others complained.

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