Breakfast was the fanciest spread we’ve had so far. Nice china, covered serving dishes, single butter and jam set ups. Silvana sat with us and we talked about her family. Her uncle was some sort of an archeologist, or maybe it was just a hobby, but there are a couple of amazing roman artifacts just sitting in the yard at the house she was born in. She is also very proud of Cagliari and she brought out a map and showed us where to go and how to get there.
Cagliari is a big city, but as with most, you just have to know where to go. First up was the main street that runs along by the port Via Roma, which is lined with palm trees and very large old buildings. There are a lot of shops and restaurants here, so it’s great for broke window shoppers like us. Up on the hill that looks out over the city is the walled old city. They’ve got a roman amphitheater where they still hold performances. I personally don’t like seeing the metal seats and walkways, but it would be pretty cool to see a concert in such an ancient spot. The Duomo is also here, and from the outside it is very nice. Inside there was a mass going on, so we didn’t go in out of respect. The coolest thing in my opinion was the Bastione San Remy. It’s a giant terrace at the far end of the walled city and it affords views that are really spectacular. There is a really cool bar tucked underneath the staircase, with a ton of outdoor seating. There are benches, couches, and even hammocks, so it would be a very chic place to hang out one night. Silvana told us about a place where we can see flamingos, but due to a number of one way streets that weren’t marked on the map we weren’t able to find them.
By this point the afternoon was well upon us and we needed to get a move on if we were going to make it back to Golfo Aranci to catch our ferry. We rolled into town in time to have a nice “typical” Sardinian meal. After which we went to the port. There weren’t any cars or people, and upon closer inspection there wasn’t even a boat! What the crap? Well I screwed the pooch on that one. We needed to leave tonight, but I booked our trip for tomorrow. That really hurts, but it means that we can take a much needed “vacation” tomorrow and enjoy the beautiful weather and water.