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  • Cartajena Doors, beaches and party buses

    Cartajena Doors, beaches and party buses

    The old town in Cartajena, Colombia has many colorful buildings.

    Cartajena was as beautiful as the other places we saw in Colombia. The walled old part of town dates back to the 1500’s and is filled with colonial buildings, squares, streets and of course doors.

    The old town in Cartajena, Colombia has many colorful buildings and narrow streets.
    The old town in Cartajena, Colombia has many colorful buildings and narrow streets.
    The old town in Cartajena, Colombia has many colorful buildings and colorful doors.

    It’s also a modern city on the coast which means lots and lots of coastline and beaches.

    Cartajena, Colombia is a modern city on the coast with many beaches.

    Even the coffee shops and restaurants were Instagram ready.

    Cartajena, Colombia has many coffee shops.
    Why yes we are in fact coffee lovers.
    Cartajena, Colombia has many coffee shops with pastries.
    This might be the prettiest banana bread I’ve ever eaten.
    Cartajena, Colombia has many restaurants offering delicous cocktails.
    Fanciest cocktail presentation ever.
    Cartajena, Colombia has many restaurants offering delicous food.
    This happened in my kitchen in Seattle once.

    Doors, Doors and more doors.

    Walking around the old town, I went door picture crazy.

    Cartajena, Colombia has many colonial buildings.
    Cartajena, Colombia has many colonial buildings.
    Cartajena, Colombia has many colonial buildings.
    Move, wait don’t move. Smile, no, don’t smile.

    Even Jeff caught door photo fever.

    Cartajena, Colombia has many colonial buildings.

    We spent three nights in a huge Air BnB which was great except for the party busses which drove up and down the street blaring music all night.

    Cartajena, Colombia has many party buses that play loud music at night.
    Damn you youngsters staying up late enjoying yourselves!

    So many new types of fruit to try

    Cartajena, Colombia has exotic fruits.
    Can’t wait to try all of these.
    Cartajena, Colombia has exotic fruits. Not all of them appealed to American tastes,
    Maybe I don’t like exotic fruits.

    When we tired of the old town we went to a hotel by the beach. Even the hotel welcome chocolates were picture ready.

    the Hyatt hotel in Cartajena offered beautiful welcome chocolates.

    The really spectacular beaches were a boat ride away on the nearby islands. We stayed on the mainland where the beach was still nice.

    The beaches in Cartajena, Colombia are beautiful.,
    Jeff: We should go to that island.
    Sheryl: Or we can keep sitting here then go have tropical drinks by the pool
    The beaches in Cartajena, Colombia are beautiful.,
    Mango seller: Even I think they should go to that island.
    tropical drinks
    Poolside tropical drinks won out.

    And then we flew back to Panama City. This was our first trip to Colombia but hopefully not our last.

    Getting on the plane with WIngo Airlines.