- Travel to Cartagena by minibus
For breakfast there is again the Colombian corn flatbread Arepas, tasty but also a bit dry. That's why Niki chose the egg-fried version today. A real calorie bomb! Yes, the regional cuisine is not exactly the most line-conscious, which you can see from many people.
At 10 a.m. the MarSol shuttle stops right in front of the hostel and we get on. This drives us straight to Cartagena, instead of the various local buses. Which is, firstly, much less cumbersome and, secondly, a lot faster. We drive along the Caribbean coast via Santa Marta to Barranquilla. The third largest city in Colombia gives pretty little for tourists, so we go straight to the more touristy Cartagena de Indias.
Shortly after 3 p.m. we are dropped off directly in the city center and ask for directions to our hotel. We stay in a family room for the two of us and enjoy it rare luxury.
The stomach growls and so we find a creperia around the corner. Then we explore the colorful, idyllic streets of the old town of Cartagena. Not for nothing is the historical center with all the wonderful colonial architecture as UNESCO World Heritage Site protected. Yes, it is perhaps the prettiest city in all of South America! A real gem.
We take some pictures and Niki, as usual, rummages through the numerous souvenir stands looking for cheap jewelry. And of course she will find it again this time! The colorful buildings with the wooden balconies and the blooming bougainvilleas is truly a great photo subject. We continue our march over the old city wall and overlook the sea. As the sun goes down, descendants of African slaves perform wild dances to drums and singing.
