Cartagena - Day 2

Cartagena - We visited a lot of the historical monuments like the Castle of San Felipe de Barajas and saw the fortress that helped to protect the city. One of the small jewels of Cartagena are some of the vendors. We bought some ice cream outside of the castle because it was incredibly hot and the guy offered to tell us about the guy who helped to build the castle. Inside the castle, our tour guide offered us detailed information on the history of the city and how the fortress was used to defend the city. We had lunch at a famous Cartagena restaurant called Socorro and headed back to the apartment. Izzy and Aida took a walk on the beach while the boys watched Colombia lose 1-0 to Argentina. Later that night, we walked along the main street of the Bocagrande section of Cartagena while munching on a bag of chopped mango topped with lime juice. We had dinner at a wonderful institution of Colombia called Crepes & Waffles. If you are ever in Colombia, you must try this restaurant at least once. From what we are told, most of the employees are single mothers. Nevertheless, the food is outstanding and the service is great too. There isn´t too much more to say about Cartagena. We were thinking of going to some of the local islands like Rosarios but we never made it. When you look at the pictures, the last one is of a fast food chicken place. See if you can figure out how to broast a chicken. We are now back in Bogotá for one final day before leaving on Tuesday. Enjoy the pictures.

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