As much fun as we had over the past few weeks, we are all looking forward to getting home. Our flight home was 10 hrs and fairly uneventful....I watched 4 movies....HotTub Time Machine, The A-Team, The Losers and The Lovely Bones aswell as a couple of episodes of 2 1/2 Men...one of which I had never seen before amazingly enough!!??
We ate pasta and drank at least 1 bottle of red wine each day...7 days/week for over 3 weeks. I'm sure I have limited liver function, 5-10 lbs extra weight and hardly any enamel left on my teeth...thanks to the wine!!! that can all be fixed though, right????
Yvonne and Joe are great travel companions too, just sayin'...stay tuned we may do it again real soon!!!
Italy-September 2010
Rome
After about 7 hrs on the plane we arrived at 12:35pm Italy time. I slept the entire flight...just in time for my coffee and muffin prior to landing. Kim however, sat awake the entire time. Good flight I thought...:) Tons more leg room than Air Transat!
Its a suprising 27C here today but a bit overcast.
ok....check it out....while picking up our baggage the conveyor stops after about half the bags come out...10 mins goes by.....we are both getting antsy, only to find that a loose strap from my bag got caught in the dumb thing before ripping it off and putting a fist size rip in my bag....Oops!...my bad (blush)
Found a shuttle to the hotel that made only 2 stops before ours...awesome.
Hotel Londra-Cargill....nice place ...nothing fancy but clean and in the midst of all the tourist stuff. Perfect!
Its about 3pm now...gonna clean, go get a bite to eat.....a beer and do some sight seeing baby ya!
Sadly this blog reads in reverse. To see the trip from the start you need to scroll to the bottom and work back up.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Grottaferrata
At the pizzeria |
Cant thank this family enough for their hospitality....they are super nice people!!
Once we finished dinner, Muzio drove us back into Rome so we didn't have to take the subway. A blessing because at that point...too much food, too much beer and a long day would have made for a loooong train ride back.
Frascati
Frascati
Frascati
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Arbatax, Sardinia
Today was another spectacular day....sunny and warm! We had to check out of our rooms today by 11am, but we spent the day around the pool soaking up as much sun as we could before we left for Rome and back home. The hotel was kind enough to provide us with a shower facility so we could clean up before hitting the road.
Yvonne was not looking forward to riding those treacherous, winding roads back to Cagliari...lucky for her we read the map correctly this time!! It seems that on our way here we either were given poor directions, misread the map or missed a turn or something?? It was a new 4 lane highway from start to finish...picturesque along the coast shaving at least 1 hr off the drive. DUH!!!
This is where it gets exciting.....stay with me.....our flight was leaving ....in our minds at least, at 22:50hrs. We got to the terminal early as I said, so we sat down for dinner and beers to pass the time. We pulled out the boarding passes and realized that we weren't on the same flight as Joe and Yvonne. Two flights each day to Rome ...06:30hrs and 22:50hrs......We had missed our 06:30hrs flight!!!!! Accidently booked the wrong one. We were required to purchase new tickets at a premium price....not good for morale!!!
nevertheless...we arrived at Rome and got to the hotel no probs after that....what a mess.
Yvonne was not looking forward to riding those treacherous, winding roads back to Cagliari...lucky for her we read the map correctly this time!! It seems that on our way here we either were given poor directions, misread the map or missed a turn or something?? It was a new 4 lane highway from start to finish...picturesque along the coast shaving at least 1 hr off the drive. DUH!!!
This is where it gets exciting.....stay with me.....our flight was leaving ....in our minds at least, at 22:50hrs. We got to the terminal early as I said, so we sat down for dinner and beers to pass the time. We pulled out the boarding passes and realized that we weren't on the same flight as Joe and Yvonne. Two flights each day to Rome ...06:30hrs and 22:50hrs......We had missed our 06:30hrs flight!!!!! Accidently booked the wrong one. We were required to purchase new tickets at a premium price....not good for morale!!!
nevertheless...we arrived at Rome and got to the hotel no probs after that....what a mess.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Golfo D'Orosei
Cliff walls |
Police Marine Unit |
The one on the left...there are divers entering an big cave only accessible through an underwater entrance...the tunnel is about 15m long and then you resurface inside the cave...ya...right...knock yourself out!
Golfo D'Orosei
Cliff walls |
Cliff walls |
On the right you can see the erosion of the limestone from the large waves pounding on them. They had a tsunami several years a go that was about 30ft high, causing parts of the shoreline that wasn't solid limestone to be washed away. There is evidence of the size of that wave still today.
Golfo D'Orosei
Golfo D'Orosei
Golfo D'Orosei
Golfo D'Orosei
Golfo D'Orosei
Golfo D'Orosei
Golfo D'Orosei
Grotto Del Fico
Grotto Del Fico
Grotto Del Fico
Grotto Del Fico |
The entrance |
http://www.grottadelfico.it/
The entrance |
Coastal Tour aboard the Helios
Coastal Tour aboard the Helios
Coastal Tour aboard the Helios
Coastal Tour aboard the Helios
Who's excited?? |
A Tommy Hilfiger ad?? |
Coastal Tour aboard the Helios
The Helios |
Is it just me or is this ship eerily reminicent of the SS Minnow on the infamous 3 hr tour??? We were a bit nervous at first but...whatever....at least I had Lovie with me!!!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Arbatax, Sardinia
By the pool |
Truth be told....I entered the pool on my own but...at that point, she said I was going in one way or another, so I thought I'd say I did it out of bravery...not fear. Sorry Vonnzie!!! :)
Arbatax, Sardinia
The Polar Bear Club |
Kim and Yvonne both spent the morning in the spa getting pampered while Joe and I took in the sights around the pool.
He had to to take this pic of me to prove to Kim that I actually got up the courage to go in the arcticesque water. Once I got in...Joe and Kim quickly followed suit....and the trend was started. Everyone else near the pool got in ...a show of bravery that you can only appreciate if you felt this water. Hats off to the old folks who did it...especially the guy who we had to revive using the defib afterwards....(kidding)..but it was that cold....brrr!!!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Arbatax, Sardinia
Arbatax, Sardinia
Well today we had to "shift gears" a bit. Our boat tour was cancelled this am due to lack of enrollment.....and higher than normal winds. So....we decided to hop in the car and drive south for 20-30 mins to one of the local beaches. The weather was beautiful today....about 27C and clear skies. The wind was just that...more that a breeze but not bothersome....actually made sitting on the beach very pleasant.....had a few beers and a nice panini with prosciutto, mozza and tomato sandwich..mmmm.
The beaches here are very nice...with turquoise water although a bit chiilier than I had expected it might be.
We plan on rebooking the boat tour for Tues with another "back up" plan....the being we will drive the coastal mountain roads to visit the beaches north of here about and hour or two. There are several sea grottos along the way that we would like to stop and see as well.....crossing our fingers. for more nice weather.
The beaches here are very nice...with turquoise water although a bit chiilier than I had expected it might be.
We plan on rebooking the boat tour for Tues with another "back up" plan....the being we will drive the coastal mountain roads to visit the beaches north of here about and hour or two. There are several sea grottos along the way that we would like to stop and see as well.....crossing our fingers. for more nice weather.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Arbatax, Sardinia
Arbatax, Sardinia
Today was such a beautiful day that we decided to sit by the pool and catch a few rays! It is about 28C, clear skies and a slight breeze coming off the ocean...sweet!! The only downside is, there is no poolside service here. We have to go into the bar area every time we want a beer. Needless to say we are wearing a path!! (kidding of course)
The beach here is small by comparison to others here but the water is so green and clear.....beautiful. Good thing, because I think they refrigerate their pool water. I see all the Nordic guests swimming in the pool and thinking the water is too warm....what the hell??? Me...I'm out...if it is 70F I'd be shocked.
We found a little pizzeria (shocking..in Italy???!!) by the port and had dinner. We were skeptical at first because the decor was pretty base, the furniture fairly greasy spoonish...but the food was priced good and tasted even better...Likely the best pizza I have had since we got here....and I have had some good ones!!!
Tomorrow is supposed to be a really nice day...which is why we booked a boat tour that takes us up the coast to all the nice beaches.....starting at 8:30am until 6:30pm. We stop at various beaches to along the way to lay in the sun...do lunch...explore a couple of grottos (sea caves)...should be a a fun day.
The beach here is small by comparison to others here but the water is so green and clear.....beautiful. Good thing, because I think they refrigerate their pool water. I see all the Nordic guests swimming in the pool and thinking the water is too warm....what the hell??? Me...I'm out...if it is 70F I'd be shocked.
We found a little pizzeria (shocking..in Italy???!!) by the port and had dinner. We were skeptical at first because the decor was pretty base, the furniture fairly greasy spoonish...but the food was priced good and tasted even better...Likely the best pizza I have had since we got here....and I have had some good ones!!!
Tomorrow is supposed to be a really nice day...which is why we booked a boat tour that takes us up the coast to all the nice beaches.....starting at 8:30am until 6:30pm. We stop at various beaches to along the way to lay in the sun...do lunch...explore a couple of grottos (sea caves)...should be a a fun day.
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