Bill and I both have a tiny bit of DNA from Sardinia so I was eager to get
off the ship and see the Homeland. Well,
one of the homelands.
It was cold until after noon. Christmas stores with junky
toys and souvenirs are open in the old area of the city. I found one that
carried hats and gloves as well as souvenirs. Bill has a warm hat but I only
had a visor so I bought myself a warm hat and I bought gloves for both of us.
They didn’t take credit cards but would accept dollars. We never exchanged our
currency and are getting along very well with dollars. I had a $20 dollar bill
and they took it for the entire purchase. And, they threw in a little Christmas
decoration!
Here is a word of warning to anyone who wants to travel this
area on a scooter. The bus was fine but the streets themselves were difficult.
We had a heck of a time getting around in the old area of Cagliari. There is an
elevator to get up to the higher ground but we never made it that far. There
are decorative cobblestones that are in pretty bad shape with lots of pieces
missing or damaged. There are a few curb
cutouts but they don’t work well.
Everyone was very kind and helped us cross the streets and
so on. The lights were very short and we barely got started before the lights
changed. However, traffic waited for us to get across. No one honked or yelled
at us.
