Santa Marta

In the morning we packed our things and went to the bus line by taxi because we were a little late 😬 There we checked in, payed and then got us some delicious arepas filled with egg. Almost on time we made our way further East in direction of Santa Marta via Barranquilla. The drive was supposed to take 6 hours but we arrived almost an hour early.

The walk with the luggage in the midday sun was a little strenuous but luckily it wasn't that far. So we first dropped off the luggage at the hostel and checked in. This left us with sufficient time to go to the museum of gold just two blocks away. We spent two hours walking through the exhibition on several topics, especially the history of the indigenous people and the encounters with the conquistadores. It was very well made , interesting and free!

Then we quickly went to the hostel to drop off the remaining luggage in our room before continuing to explore the city. The Malecón is very neat and a lot of locals crowd the beaches right next to the city center. In general it's not as nice as Cartagena but that's a pretty high standard. Around the city center are some nice spots but also a lot of run down ones... We went to a restaurant that the receptionist had recommended and there was already quite a long queue at 15:00. But we had time and it seemed to be worth the wait then. Also it was pretty cool that there were two restaurants, one for seafood and the other with vegetarian options. So we could both get something that we wanted ☺️ I've had a big portion of shrimps, prepared in three different styles and very tasty. Afterwards we walked the calories off while checking off the remaining sights in the city (not too many 😁).Read more