I just overheard a lady saying she would have never gotten off the ship in Columbia. Well, it helps that Denny speaks Spanish, and he can get us around fairly easily. We decided to make our way onto a main thoroughfare from the ship, and look for a city busy or a taxi and head to the walled, Old City. We did just that for $6 (way cheaper than the shore excursions booked on ship). He dropped us right at the entrance to the walled city, and we did a walking tour. I just thought it was magnificent, because it wasn't as much a tourist place as an authentic south american city. There were definitely your tourist trap stores, but mostly, it was a historical area with beautiful narrow streets with flower covered balconies overhead. Most of the doors in that area were those huge mission-style doors, but cut into each one was a smaller door for entering. Our taxi driver told us only the "upper class" lived in that area. We stood on the wall, built in the early 1600's. We thoroughly enjoyed our only visit to South America. Now, we are at sea for two days, and then will land in Miami Sunday morning. We will fly to L.A., where we will be picked up by Shirley and Jack's daughter in law. From there we will go to Silverlakes to spend the night, then head home on Monday. Denny will be glad to be back on solid ground again, as his stomach has been a little queasy with the rough seas. I just think he needs a cup of real coffee! So, our first stop on Monday, will be Starbucks in Victorville!
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