Sardinia
Like all good travel reports, my Sardinian highlights focus on the plants on people’s balconies and also, pink and yellow buildings. First, here’s a quick swatch of the beach where we spent most days, just south of the island’s capital Cagliari.
To the left, a lagoon for breeding flamingos – I never saw any here, but there were loads just near the airport in Cagliari. To the right, warm turquoise sea, which only came up to your waist. Perfect for all those buff Italian women showing off their abs.
Cagliari is a port town, winding up high through churches, a university and loads of pretty pastel buildings with peeling-paint edges. We stopped for lunch at what seemed like the top, overlooking the city and the sea. Here’s a glimpse of the Italian-style urban gardening we saw en route.
A LOT of cactus around.
And here are the pink and yellow buildings. Also, balcony envy.
And then, I managed to pap inside someone’s door – of course, the one undergoing a big home decoration project. Is that the local answer to Ronseal? How about those tiles.
Seems illogical to lay them on the diagonal, but on that wiggly, hilly street it made total sense.
Gorgeous tiles and lovely buildings. Back in the late sixties we were attracted by the new building at Porto Cervo on the Costa Esmeralda created by the Aga Khan for the rich and famous. If we’d had £3K then we could have bought an apartment. We didn’t! The harbour was filled with yachts with names equivalent to today’s personalised number plates. One I remember was called “Forgive Me”. Make up your own story.
That’s brilliant. One, I’ve known you 36 years and you’ve never told me that story. Two, “Forgive me.” Make up your own story indeed x
I already have and I’m wondering if it worked. I’d love to see the Costa Esmerelda coast. Where we were was quite un-bling by comparison – more rugged beauty. Although, the people were still pretty glamorous.
Beautiful!!!