Sardinia is a large island just south of Corsica. Our first stop, Cagliari, is a port city on the southern end of the island. The train service on the island is limited so we will be traveling by car. From Cagliari we'll head north to Ulassai, north to Orosei, west to Alghero, east to San Pantaleo, then to Olbia where we'll catch an overnight ferry to Genoa.
Upon landing in Cagliari we took the train to the center of town then it was a short walk to our apartment. The apartment was as advertised, charming and convenient. It's noisy but it is in the town center. It's on a narrow stone street with food and things to look at everywhere. Most everything is old stone and beautiful. Three doors down is a live archeological dig. Up the hill is a church and castle, with lookout towers. There's even an underground church. Cagliari is overflowing with history.
After we dropped off our luggage in the apartment, we walked to the grocer to buy fluids and cookies. We always do this first on arrival. Next we went for pizza. We always do this, too. Tonight's pizza is served by charming Italian men in a pretty Italian plaza filled with people from work or shopping or just being a tourist. If only I could remember the Italian phrases I have been practicing the past month.
