Thursday November 11, 2010 Cartagena Columbia

Thursday November 11, 2010 Cartagena Columbia

Okay today did not start out well for me at all.  Now you all know it’s my birthday and that means it should be  a good day wrong........

We arrived in Cartagena about 6:30am I had been up since 4am not even sure why just got up to go to the bathroom and could not get back to sleep.  We had a light breakfast yogurt and english muffin and tea delivered to the room at 7:00am needed to be downstairs for a tour at 7:30. So down  we went and we waited on the bus.  The bus left the port drove literally not even 1 minute and we had to get off the bus onto a boat.  well what I don’t understand is these people here are short!  the step down into the boat was half of my body and with my hip not working there was no way this was going to happen on top of people waiting behind me to get on the boat.  After 3 tries I just said forget it and was ready to head back to the ship.  The tour director said no he called and they were going to take us on the city tour instead.  So he very nicely transferred us to the other bus. But in the meantime I couldn’t stop crying because I now realize just how bad this hip has gotten and that I really have no choice plus I was so embarrassed.  Anyway we took the city tour very nice Chris and Luke if you are reading this we went past the General Garcia statue and over the General Garcia bridge!!!!!!

Now we get out to look at their fortress  I stay on the bus because the steps into the bus are about 4 feet high.   we then drive all over the city and come to the old city.  Now comes the realization of why I didn’t sign us up for this tour.  It is a walking tour around the old city.  30 minutes of walking which I did and was ready to collapse. all the buildings are no more than 3 stories high. Now they take us to the new city this is where they have the high rise buildings. They take us shopping.  I had already asked this bus driver if he knew the emerald place I was suppose to meet the shopping director from the ship and he said yes.  So he took me up this huge outside staircase.  I swear everything is steep here anyway up  we go and Bill bought me the most gorgeous 4 carat emerald pendant.  

Tonight they had one of my favorites Wiener Schnitzel yummy and then they presented me with a cake called St. Honore it is pastry filled with bavarian creme and topped wth cream puffs!  Oh yes it is as good as it sounds.  I did not have the bottle of champagne I asked him to wait till the next formal night.  Tonight they had a mind reader and he was truly awesome.  He took Bill and  other people on stage and told them to lie if they wanted to a question and he could tell if they were lying well Bill did so well he said “ I wouldn’t buy a used car from him” I was hysterical.  Anyway he was really really entertaining.

 
All in all another great day !