23 November 2017 –– Cagliari, Sardinia

As we write our entry this evening, we hope y’all are having a Happy Thanksgiving.  We complete our 5^th week of our journey today; we seen so-o-o-o-o much and have enjoyed every minute of our adventure!

We arrived in Cagliari this morning and were off the ship at 9:00am.  We walked up a tree-lined street to Piazza Yenna, where we had hoped to have had a walking tour of the city.  However, it never happened and he or she was a “no show” so we decided to go it alone.  Cagliari is a steep city and of course, the attractions are at the top of the hill (more like mountain!!), so we trekked upward!! 

On our way to the amphitheater ruins, we passed two churches (maybe more); the public hospital, with no parking, expect the street in front; a series of large ornate university buildings dedicated to bio-medicine and science; narrow, sharply winding streets with little or no sidewalks; and a Roman Amphitheater that looked a little better than a pile of rubble!

But we trudged onward and were not disappointed as we found some really nice sights as we descended; the elephant’s tower with its medieval defensive gates; eye-level elements of the churches in the Bastille of San Croce; an elevator that would take you back to the bottom, but was out-of-order; and again windy, twisty streets with no sidewalks and room for only one car!!  Lots of steps and we returned to the Piazza Yenna where we were to meet our guide and back down the tree-lined street to the pier and our floating home!  A-A-A-A-H!

We shared a pizza and Robbi went to play Mah-Jongg and John went to sit in the sun and read.  Not your typical Thanksgiving, but we enjoyed it all the same.

As we prepare to leave Sardinia, we look forward to turkey, ham, dressing, and pumpkin and pecan pie with a Holland America twist!   A day at sea tomorrow, resting up for Gibraltar, Cadiz, Spain, and Casablanca, Morocco!