This is our last full day here in the historic centre of Cartagena. It has been short but we probably don’t need much more time here. Breakfast definitely needs mentioning because Rudy actually took a picture of it and couldn’t stop commenting on how delicious it was.
The weather is very hot during the day and although I went out twice in the afternoon I was glad to get back to the apartment and the air conditioner to cool off. But it is beautiful here in the centre and I enjoyed some great wandering this morning and afternoon. I sat and sketched at a park and explored streets I had not been down. I even wandered into some of the shops. I also ventured a little outside the historic centre and came upon the market and also a set up of older gentlemen with equally old typewriters who offered services to type out rental agreements, documents, and certificates. Strange to think that there is still a market for these in this day and age of computers, etc.
After my two forays out into the heat I was not anxious to go out again but by 6 o’clock it was starting to cool. Rudy had researched an Italian restaurant and off we went. It was great. It felt like we were in Europe. A musican sang and played the guitar and we ate pasta. Divine. A lovely way to spend our last evening here in Cartagena. We wandered home through the warm streets and enjoyed the bustle of the people.
