TUESDAY, 19th SEPTEMBER : In CAGLIARI

What happened to Monday?  Well, not a lot I'm afraid.  The coughing persisted and along came the sneezing accompanied by the runny nose and the misery, so we didn't do much at all.  We did go out a couple of times, in the morning we walked to the bakery/cafe we visited a couple of days ago and on the way back, stopped at another little cafe for coffee and a small cake each. There was another cruise ship in port so we avoided the crowds as much as possible and sought refuge from the throng and the afternoon heat in our air conditioned room.  We wandered out a couple of times for some fresh air and in the evening, strolled up to the piazza for a meal.  

Half an hour after taking this photo, the restaurant was full as were all the others in the vicinity.  We thought that Monday might be a quiet night....wrong!!

With the aid of paracetamol and lozenges, the coughing and sneezing have eased somewhat, which is a relief as we'll be flying back to Frankfurt tomorrow and I don't wish to be coughing and sneezing on the plane.

We didn't venture out this morning until 10 o'clock, for a breakfast of granola, yoghurt and fresh fruit which was delicious, then strolled along the 'front' to our little cafe for coffee (no cake).

There is another cruise ship in port today so lots of people once again but by staying away from the more popular places, we can avoid the crowds.  We've been out and about a couple of times, had a snack and cold drinks at an Indian restaurant close by, a very good restaurant with reasonable prices and a lovely lady owner.

The Costa Toscana was scheduled to sail out of Cagliari at 4p.m. so we decided to stroll down to watch it leave

but it didn't and it didn't look like leaving so after about half an hour of waiting, we gave up as the sun had decided to emerge from the clouds, there was no shade available and it became quite hot.  Back at the hotel we sorted out our bags for the flight tomorrow which didn't take long and we will shortly go out again in search of food.

We've enjoyed our stay in Cagliari, it's a shame I have been under the weather for the last few days.  Our hotel is in the old town, is small and old but comfortable, airconditioned and it has a lift.  It is situated close to several cafes and restaurants so we've been spoiled for choices.  The back streets in Cagliari are narrow lanes, are closed to most traffic and because the rubbish trucks are too large to fit through, the cafe owners take their rubbish to the truck (which parks in one of the wider streets) each morning.  The buildings in this area are very old, very close together so if you lived here you'd need to get along with your neighbours.  

Cagliari has been an experience....we're glad we came!