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<\/a><\/p>\r\nWe took an official airport taxi and managed to make it safely to our lodging in Bocagrande – a peninsula of high rises and beaches just outside of central Cartagena. We settled in for a month of new experiences and adventures.<\/p>\r\n We’ve spent time almost every day at the pool. It’s on the 6th floor so there are usually nice breezes and views.<\/p>\r\n The historic walled city is about a 30 minute walk from where we’re staying so we’ve ventured down there a few times. It’s really beautiful with tons of colonial character and gorgeous flowers and colors everywhere.<\/p>\r\n We found a different cool place to refuel in Getsemani called Caff\u00e9 Lun\u00e1tico.<\/p>\r\n And on yet another adventure into town, we watched the sunset from the fabulous rooftop bar of the Hotel Movich. I think we may have been the only non-insta (wanna-be?) famous people there and we certainly took the fewest pics to give all the models their space. lol. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\r\n After our fancy cocktails, we headed back to Beer Lovers for what we love most… beer \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\r\n We enjoyed lingering on our balcony and enjoying the views. Unfortunately, it was not as often as we’d hoped due to lots of construction around the area.<\/p>\r\n We also went out and about in Bocagrande. We tried the local food and beer specialties.<\/p>\r\n We got back into running after two weeks off due to snow in Maryland and high altitude in Bogota. There is a fantastic trail along the bay just a block from our apartment. While we love the hot weather, it’s not great for running so we had to get up at 6 am to beat some of the heat and I still needed an afternoon nap most running days.<\/p>\r\n All in all it’s been a great adventure to live in Cartagena for a month and now we look forward to being back in America soon with all our western comforts and lots more English speakers.<\/p>\r\n After enduring what may have been the least comfortable airplane seat I’ve ever sat in, we made it to Cartagena (fortunately it was for less than 2 hours). Warmth at last! We took an official airport taxi and managed to make it safely to our lodging in Bocagrande – a peninsula of high rises and … Continue reading Caliente Cartagena<\/span> <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"