Colombia 3 : Cartegena

8 February Another flight and we arrived in Cartegena. We collected a rental car and got pretty stuck driving through the narrow streets of the old town looking for Casa del Curato, our hotel. We needn't have got the car until we left, but live and learn.

Cartegena is fabulous. The old walled city is a world heritage site and pretty touristy but so cool to wander through. A hint, although this is the Colombian Caribbean the beaches are lousy; grey sand and grey water, so stay within the old city, not along the coast. It will help if your hotel has a pool though, it's really hot. Our favourite drinking spot was KGB, a Soviet military themed bar with good views of the street and the church opposite.

We ate dinner at Parilla Marzola, owned  by a local artist and decorated with an eclectic array of paraphernalia.

9 February We walked and walked with lots of stops in bars and cafes for water, coffee or beer and a chance to get some shade or sit under the Aircon. 

We ended the day at Cuba 1940, a restaurant and bar with a live band performing from a stage constructed over an indoor pool.