Sardinia
So, last Wednesday, we hopped on a plane to Cagliari, Sardinia, to visit one of my mom’s oldest friends and her family.
After a quiet flight (through beautiful clear skies), and a not so quiet but successful car rental we hopped on the freeway and drove about an hour to Oristanto, which is halfway up the western coast of Sardinia. Some bits of the freeway looked like this. From what I’ve heard, the Italians go about freeway building the same way the Swiss do. A little bit here, and a little bit there, and then (several years have passed by now) connecting them.
The next day, after the kids were at school, we inspected the cactus across the road and then took the dogs on a walk.
Some Sardinian countryside.
After that we packed a lunch and then picked the kids up from school. In that area of Italy, the kids are done at 1:30 in the afternoon, but they have school on Saturdays. Anyway, we went to one of their favorite beaches which is known for it’s sand, tiny bits of quartz from the little island a few miles away.
D took me snorkeling over by those rocks, and I think I’ve found a new favorite hobby!
Thursday morning we headed off to the beach and the ancient Phoenician settlement, Tharros. Below is a Spanish watchtower, one of the many the dot the island.
Below is what is believed to be the bakery. The opposite hill is also part of the settlement, it hasn’t been uncovered yet. So far, only one third of the town has been dug up. After the Phoenicians the Romans came too (of course), and spiffed it up. Bath houses, market, sewage cannel, amphi-theatre, etc.
More of the settlement.
And here is the beach, we were on the left-hand side where we dug a pool, buried the boys, climbed in the rocks, acquired some nice sunburns (hehe) and did more fishy peeping!
Saturday we went to the beach again, this time with P. I didn’t take any pictures (I know! Definitely not like me, must be the vacation thing.), so here’s a picture of me instead, so you can better imagine how silly I am.
After a quiet flight (through beautiful clear skies), and a not so quiet but successful car rental we hopped on the freeway and drove about an hour to Oristanto, which is halfway up the western coast of Sardinia. Some bits of the freeway looked like this. From what I’ve heard, the Italians go about freeway building the same way the Swiss do. A little bit here, and a little bit there, and then (several years have passed by now) connecting them.
The next day, after the kids were at school, we inspected the cactus across the road and then took the dogs on a walk.
Some Sardinian countryside.
After that we packed a lunch and then picked the kids up from school. In that area of Italy, the kids are done at 1:30 in the afternoon, but they have school on Saturdays. Anyway, we went to one of their favorite beaches which is known for it’s sand, tiny bits of quartz from the little island a few miles away.
D took me snorkeling over by those rocks, and I think I’ve found a new favorite hobby!
Thursday morning we headed off to the beach and the ancient Phoenician settlement, Tharros. Below is a Spanish watchtower, one of the many the dot the island.
Below is what is believed to be the bakery. The opposite hill is also part of the settlement, it hasn’t been uncovered yet. So far, only one third of the town has been dug up. After the Phoenicians the Romans came too (of course), and spiffed it up. Bath houses, market, sewage cannel, amphi-theatre, etc.
More of the settlement.
And here is the beach, we were on the left-hand side where we dug a pool, buried the boys, climbed in the rocks, acquired some nice sunburns (hehe) and did more fishy peeping!
Saturday we went to the beach again, this time with P. I didn’t take any pictures (I know! Definitely not like me, must be the vacation thing.), so here’s a picture of me instead, so you can better imagine how silly I am.
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