Day 12 - More Cartagena

What to do now, what to do now? That the question we has yesterday morning. We woke up later than usual with no plans. We have breakfast. And then pack up things for the day. We head to the bus and wander off through Cartagena.
First stop, Mercado, or Market. The market here is quite a contrast to the Cartagena we saw before.
I like markets as bustling with interesting people and a lot of energy. Markets also just have more local people to meet and it was a great way to see everyday Colombian culture and foods.
After some good pictures and gawking fruits, we grabbed a taxi that took us to Cerro de Popa, the highest hill in Cartagena. On top of this hill is an old monastery and a great view of the city.
We then made our way down the hill walking and afterwards took a bus back to our hotel. I felt compelled to change before moving on as I was covered in sweat.
Next stop was Central Historic Cartagena. On the bus there we meet two other American females. It was their first day in Colombia, and boy were they pretty green. They looked more like tourists than I did.
Both young ladies were residents (doctors), one from Boston and the other from Philly. They asked what we did, and other countries you say computers, but I forgot in the USA, that means GEEK. We instantly got a weird look. I think we could made ourselves sound cooler if we said who we work for.
We helped the two girls get oriented on to their destination and proceeded to find and an Indian restaurant for dinner. Yes, we went all the way to Colombia to eat Indian food, kind of. After looking for the place for so long, we found it wad closed. So we roamed the downtown area looking for something. After an hour of roaming and some girl trying to flirt Will into eating at their restaurant, we finally settle at a pizza place. We then head back to Bocagrande, eat some more and then head in.
We sure did a lot for not knowing what we were going to do for the day.

Erick Redcloud

A partially blind Graphic Designer, Freelance Travel Photographer, Artist, Buddhist and Vegetarian who loves to travel. Erick loves traveling by being with the locals and going off the beaten path. He is the founder and owner of Pathlesstravels and loves inspiring others to follow their dreams, whether it is to travel or something completely different. He started Pathlesstravels to hone is photography skills and to meet amazing people, and to help a friend break into journalism. Check out his photography at his link.