Sardinia..Cagliari ...Cruise,Part 3.

Beautiful views Bloomer - love the hire car :D Yes it was so cold this morning afraid to say most of my grasses are dead - but will come back soon

Wonderful art there and architecture and beautiful deep blue skies to look upon in this cold cold weather, thanks for sharing ,looks a lovely place.

How lovely Sandra, really enjoyed it - felt like I was there too. Thank you for putting those pictures on, the church was beautiful.

I stopped for a rest in pic 6 ... in one of those hammocks! Beautiful, ornate church, loved the pics from the interior. Stay warm and hope for the big thaw soon. : o ))

what an incredible church and that blue sky, you made me feel warmer. dont blame you for not taking the hire car!!!

Ah.....what a tonic!!....thanks Sandra. The interior of that church is absolutely beautiful...amazing......the ship this time is??

Thanks Paul,..glad you liked the car...too funny to ignore..wonder if they have M.O.T checks over there?.Lol.
Sorry about your grasses,but they will probably grow from the bottom again next year..hopefully....

Glad you liked it 6d.I felt better for doing it too...:o)

I think it is on a par with Sorrento for me, Cinders as it is so traditional,and we didn't know what to expect....lovely place...

Lol Shirley,I thought about a rest in the hammock as well,but as it was part of a Restaurant area,thought better of it.! Have a wonderful holiday,enjoy,and you might find a Hammock in Malta to relax on..in the sun :o)))

Thanks Sticki,it was beautiful,and so unexpected to find around the next corner.We have the same lovely blue sky here today,without the heat .Lol

Glad it made you feel better Lou, it was much smaller than some we have seen,but the interior is more stunning than some of them...Its the same ship,same cruise,as Parts I and 2.Thomson's Dream..

we've had white sky all day ~ well im not sure i could see the sky ~ fog all day ~ freezing!

lovely blog, beautiful photos

Oh,how horrible Sticki.Freezing fog is the worst weather of all,I think.Hope it improves soon...
Thank you Yorkshire..are you ok over our hill? ..:o))

wow the church is beautiful Sandra, lovely reminder of summer, had to laugh at the hire car though ..seen a few of those myself, great photos..

went down south on thursday to swindon to see the kids and grandkids, got past Birmingham and just could not believe it when we saw lovely green fields, they barely had any snow at all, frost but we can put up with that, had a wonderful time, roads are clear over this side of our hill but mountains of snow everywhere still, hope you are o.k.

Lovely blog bloomer. I can feel the sunshine.......:)) Only a couple of weeks now to the shortest day.....can't come soon enough! Still trudging through snow and slush here...a little more overnight but the roads are mostly passable. As long as we get away to Tenerife in Jan. I will be happy enough......and as long as it doesn't snow in Tenerife when we get there!

Karen, our son and his wife are finally flying home this evening! They have to leave Tenerife for Lanzarote to pick up more passengers, then everyone goes to Luton, regardless of their final destination! Not much fun if you need to get to Manchester for example. Still, they had a lovely extended holiday and made some new friends too. Snow in Tenerife? That would be headline news, it's not going to happen! : o )))

Oh no, not a pleasant journey home. They'll be fed up when they get back...better get the kettle on and make a cake!! :))

Sandra that church is absoloutely breathtaking well worth the hard climb upwards to reach it, I love these beautiful old cities with steep narrow street can imagine they are mostly unchanged from the day they were built;0)

Thanks Joanella,If you visit Naples ,all the cars seem to be like that..Lol.its an event if you see one without a dent.Lol.

Glad you had a good time, Yorkshire..and as you say,our main roads are clear at least.Looks like the white stuff could be here for a while..Its going to take some shifting...

Know the feelng,Karen..we are hoping for sunshine and warmth,when we go to Spain for Christmas..and just hoping this cold freezing stuff will have gone by then..Don't care if its pouring down,anything but this..

Shirley,At least you know what's happening,regards your son getting home..I got your PM,thanks.Have a great time,speak to you when you get back..:o))

Thanks Carole,it is beautiful,I agree,and its great that nothing seems to change..no high rise,or concrete monstrosities there...

Did you see any more of Sardinia? Sorry to keep saying 'been there' again, but as you know, we've spent a LOT of holidays in Italy over the years. We stayed in Alghero and took a funny little train to Sassari on our first visit.

The second time we stayed on the south coast and drove to Cagliari in a REAL hire-car - picked up at the airport!

Did you know that the Aga Khan created a very posh home at Costa Smeralda? It's a bit like Portofino - all Gucci and Valentino.

See - I'm getting all nostalgic again - and whose fault is it? ;-))

I don't blame you for wanting to back again,..ooh er,very posh ,having a decent hire car..we only had shank's pony..!
We did go to another part another day,..to Olbia..this was a change to our itinerary,as we were unable to do one port of call,but as we had never been to Sardinia before,we were pleased.We liked Olbia too,as so different from Cagliari.I had read on the ships daily newspaper,about the Aga Khan ,and Costa Esmeralda.Very upmarket,as you say.Sorry I am making you long for the good life again,Spritz..I did see all the 'posh shops'..but we found one,which was very busy,similar to an M&S,bought a nice outfit for Thomas...we queued for ages..I bet the other shops weren't happy about it opening there.People were buying things in huge amounts,mainly semed to be getting school clothes..Overall,we didn't find it too bad,pricewise,and we weren't ripped off for Cappucino's either..:o))

The thing I remember most about Sardinia is the emerald colour of the sea - I've never seen such a beautiful colour!

Then we saw the Nuraghi - did you get to see any? They're all over the island - tall structures made of piles of stones, dating from way back. Not a lot is known about their origin.

We were there when the children were actually at school - the little ones went in sort of tunic affairs - a bit like smocks! Being a teacher, I was nosey about their schools - the children have to buy all their own exercise books. (!)

I would like to spend a holiday there,Spritz,as we didn't have time to see anymore of the Island,thanks for telling me some more about it..one day maybe...:o))

I know you'd love it. We certainly did. In the north part of the Island, they speak Castilian, as well as Italian, and in the mountains to the south they have their own dialect. We went on a planned trip to have a meal of roast suckling pig etc in the open air, and the local men sang in the dialect - it was very special and a day out to remember for ever. :-)

I wonder if Olbia is where lavatera olbia comes from? I love this blog, what a beautiful place, the buildings and their decoration are so fantastic. I was wondering who the young woman was in the last photo? Italy looks such a wonderful country:-)

Thanks for the interesting info,Spritz...thats nice to know..Suckling pig sounds very nice...:o))

Yes,I wonder..maybe I will google it,unless you have already done so,Ba.Glad you enjoyed it,and I have no idea who the young woman is,,have you got your glasses on?...take em off,,,and yoo hoo,its me... I should have given you a wave \o/ Lol.

Yes, I always wear my specs on here....Go girl...ooops sorry, came over all american lol:-)

:o)) Have a nice day now,.....oops,me too...shucks.!!

Your pictures transport one I feel as if I have visited now, which is the only way I am likely to get there,lol

Glad you enjoyed it,Dd,you never know,maybe one day you will get there..never say never Lol. Think its time I did a part 4 soon,just didn't want to overdo it,but as not much gardening to blog about yet,I don't think anyone seems to mind..

Not at all, you put it on, it brightens the day.....