Day 17 – January 21 – Cartagena, Colombia
Photos
Cartagena harbor panorama – note tour buses on dock
Jan and Kelsey ready for our excursion
Taxis in Cartagena (off-yellow)
Walking tour inside the wall around Getsemani
Walking the streets inside the city wall
Art on one of the Getsemani walls
A plantain vendor’s cart
Local artists display their work on the Getsemani walls
Older artwork on a Getsemani wall
Older art on a Getemani wall
Decorated business inside Getsemani
Storefronts that used to be homes
Walking down one of the streets in Getsemani
A cat Kelsey spied during our walk in Getsemani
Another cat Kelsey found during our walk in Getsemani
Looking down a street in Getsemani – fruit vendor at front
The umbrellas of Calle Angosto in Cartagena
The umbrellas of Calle Angosto in Cartagena
City wall behind us – faces are red from sunlight reflected off a red color wall in front of us
Castillo San Felipe de Barajas from the wall around Getsemani
Area named “Little Miami” in Cartagena (with tall buildings)
Selfie in front of Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
Panorama of Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
View of our bus from my unwanted seat in the center of the last row
Statues inside cathedral in Getsemani
Altar inside cathedral in Getsemani
Emerald mining tools in emerald museum
Skull display in emerald museum
Emeralds as mentioned in the Bible at the emerald museum
Beryl stone display at emerald museum
Emeralds from out of Colombia on display at the emerald museum
Emeralds as found in Colombia at the emerald museum
Crystallized emeralds display at the emerald museum
Wiring in Cartagena – better than Salvador and Rio de Janeiro
Macaw in aviary near cruise dock in Cartagena
Macaw in aviary near cruise dock in Cartagena
Macaws in aviary near cruise dock in Cartagena
Macaws in aviary near cruise dock in Cartagena
Turtles in aviary near cruise dock
Closer view of one of the turtles at the aviary near the cruise dock
One of the peacocks in the aviary near the cruise dock
Turtle on the move in the aviary near the cruise dock
Turtles stacked in a corner of their pen at the aviary near the cruise dock
Photobombed by a macaw at the ariary near the cruise dock
Close up of the photobomber
Peahen in the aviary near the cruise dock
Guinea fowl in the ariary near the cruise dock
MSC Magnifica being serviced at the dock in Cartagena – note duck tail at stern
Buses returning from excursions (foreground) and supplies being loaded (background)
Surprise when we returned to our cabin
Head carpenter and an assistant working on our shower door
Second surprise – delivered while the carpenters were working in the shower
Facilities manager (reports directly to the captain) checking the work done on our shower
Virgin all-male cruise displaying “I heart Cartagena” using the red bar lights on the cabin balconies.