Cartegena - Anthony Bourdain Strikes!

Yesterday we endured the interminable drive from the wonderful eco lodge to our downtown Old Town Cartegena hotel. Last time I managed to sleep through most of it, this time I was awake. Cattle ranching seems to be a common occupation. At each check point, of which there were many less this drive, folks would appear hawking everything from coca cola, to cookies, to apparently themselves. How else to explain the ladies who had nothing?

After our arrival and long awaited bathroom break, we wandered out into the town. Eventually we found ourselves hungry for more than fruit snacks. I tried twice to find the euro bistro recommended by our oracle (Lonely Planet) but failed miserably. We then wandered around seeking out that rarest of species, a restaurant that wasn't empty, wasn't full, yet had good food at good prices. What we found was La Cervicheria. Somewhere deep in my hind brain I must have remembered this place. After we were seated and received our menus I was greeted by a screen shot from the Anthony Bourdain travel and food show which caused our journey to Colombia. "As seen on TV"! And the food was good.