Today we looked around Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia with about 150,000 inhabitants (over 400,000 if you count the entire metropolitan area). This is a charming city with an old city centre where you can feel the wings of history. Right now it is incredibly hot and we have been shopping in shops with AC, having a pasta lunch in the shade and enjoying an ice cream indoors at an ice cream parlour with AC ...
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We have been walking around the shops here in Cagliari and doing some shopping. There may not have been much shopping going on, but at least we have found some things that we really need. We managed to buy medicine for Peter's bad knee, a new cord for my computer (a broken cord seems to have been one of the problems!) and trainers and a pair of shorts for Peter.
I tried on a few summer dresses, but everything in size large (my size in this country!) was out of stock... On the other hand, it doesn't matter much. Perhaps the most important thing about shopping was being in air-conditioned rooms for a while!
Some reflections from Cagliari
Cagliari is a really cosy and charming city. But what can you say specifically about this city? Here are some reflections from the day:
- You can buy a selfie stick on just about every street corner
- There are plenty of guided tour groups with number tags on their chests (and a guide with the same number on a large sign) - think they came from a cruise ship.
- The bathing fashion in shop windows is: yellow!
It has been damn hot today! Around 35 degrees and we are standing on an asphalt parking lot to wait for the ferry tomorrow to Sicily. We had to leave the motorhome and go shopping to get some coolness.
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ActiveDays-Camilla says:
Good if it was only the cord that was broken! I'm stuck with a malfunctioning computer myself, but I think it's a bigger problem... And it's best not to worry about clothing sizes. They seem to vary a lot. As long as you find what you need... 🙂 We also thought about selfie sticks when we were in England and Scotland. It was the worst boom on those really.
21 July 2015 - 21:32
Åsa says:
Are you wide?!
21 July 2015 - 21:36
admin says:
Camilla, it's not just the cord - but that's what made it difficult for me to charge the computer! I need to change the battery too, but it takes more than a week (because the battery is stuck inside the computer) so I won't have time before we go to Sicily. What kind of problems do you have with your computer?
Åsa, in Sweden I have medium. But here in Italy, medium is way too small around the shoulders...
21 July 2015 - 21:55
Mr Steve says:
Right now, I don't envy you at all when I realise how you are struggling in the heat. But you don't have to wear a licence plate. Terrible thought.
Tonight, the greenhouse is not even an option for us. 13° is not very appealing.
21 July 2015 - 22:41
Ruth in Virginia says:
Don and I also enjoyed Cagliari. When we were travelling, we liked
we go into all kinds of shops. Italian kitchenware is very stylish.
Saw many things we would have liked to have in our own kitchen. Not a chance, of course!
Also went into a hat shop, where men's hats of all kinds were sold. Had
of course heard of fedoras, the ones that all the detectives had on TV, and the
there was, I should say. By the way..:
Cagliari has a beautiful botanical garden and an amphitheatre ala Greece.
Nice graffiti! Like the guy hanging on a hook. 🙂
Regarding sizes - Could never find anything, either dresses or shoes.
in shops in Indonesia. Everything was too small. Luckily, it was incredibly cheap
to have clothes sewn, and it didn't cost too much to have handmade ones.
shoes. You had to look at shoe catalogues and decide what you wanted. And then
there was a test run before the shoe was finalised. Different!
I hope Peter's knee is fine by the time you get to Sicily. There are so
so much to see, first on the north coast and then to the south.
(e.g. Taormina, Etna).
21 July 2015 - 23:00
Ruth in Virginia says:
I wonder why my post appears with such chopped off lines.
I don't write that way.
21 July 2015 - 23:05
admin says:
Steve, we are so happy that we don't need a licence plate! 😉 But of course it's too hot... ironic that you should be too cold instead...!
Ruth in Virginia, yes, there are all sorts of nice things in the shops here! Very nice menswear too, if you compare with Sweden. Agree with you about sizes in Asia - it's even more hopeless there! We have also had shoes sewn, in Vietnam, fascinating! Exciting that you have been to Indonesia, we have not been there. Thanks, we are trying to cure our knee and are looking forward to Sicily!
About the lines: How strange! I don't know what it is, but I will look at the computer later (iPhone right now).
21 July 2015 - 23:06
BP says:
So Calgiari was a little surprise for me. Thought the city was more modern (don't ask me why I thought that). The graffiti on the wall was really well captured by the way - a little culture clash there. Love it! Calgiari reminds me a lot of Valetta in Malta when I look at your pictures.
It's strange - selfie sticks are sold all over the Mediterranean. Here I have only seen them in one shop in Täby centre. Yes, not that I need such a stick - the husband who is 1.96 m tall has proportionally long arms if you say so;-)
Now, of course, I hope that Peter's knee will get better after the purchases. Really keeping my fingers crossed:-)
22 July 2015 - 0:05
Ruth in Virginia says:
We lived in Bandung, Java, for two and a half years. My husband, a geologist, got
asked if he would like to take a trip to Indonesia and work on their geological
survey. Everything worked out, as our youngest was going to college, i.e.
leave the nest. I think we were there at a perfect time, when there was no one there.
political problems. Had an incredibly nice time there. I suddenly became
English teacher; very popular with the Japanese ex-pats. Has never been
teacher of some kind, but it turned out, that I had talents. 🙂
The Indonesians were so incredibly friendly and open to us. I learnt
enough Bahasa Indonesia, so that I could bargain with all the traders
who came to the house with their goods. Learning the language where you live, even
for a short time, is very important - show respect.
22 July 2015 - 4:03
admin says:
BP, now I took photos mainly in the oldest part of Cagliari, but even though there are newer houses as well, it mainly feels like an old city. Haha, so practical with long arms so selfie stick is not needed! 😉
Ruth in Virginia, how interesting to hear about your time in Indonesia. When you live in a country for a long time like that, you really get to experience the culture of a country in a different way! I remember that your husband was a geologist - my dad was too (and later a palaeozoologist). Learning languages is so important! Of course we don't have time to learn the languages of the countries we are travelling in, but we try to learn as many phrases and words as we can. I learnt Spanish and French at school - now we try to learn little things in Italian! A language as different as the one spoken in Indonesia must be a challenge, but also interesting of course!
22 July 2015 - 7:33
Nilla says:
Looks really lovely, cosy little streets and then some shopping?
We will soon cycle into town here and see what it looks like. Imagine what you get to see and experience a lot when you go by motorhome?
Have fun in the heat! // Nilla
22 July 2015 - 8:39
Marie says:
Hope the problems with computers, oils and knees resolve soon! Funny observation there, yes selfie sticks yes. They look too funny, but maybe poof, we all go with one in the end and think it's completely normal. 🙂
22 July 2015 - 9:01
Ditte says:
Glad that some practical problems were solved in Cagliari, hope that Peter's knee is now better. I have only been in Cagliari for half a day so I don't remember much at all. Beautiful pictures from the city and the mix between the old and new is palpable.
Take care and hope that you get a little cooler.
22 July 2015 - 9:56
Ama de casa says:
How nice it looked in the city!
Keeping my fingers crossed that the medication will help Peter's knee now....
Good that it (probably) has worked out with the computer too! I hope it was just the cord - a fairly minor problem considering all that can happen with the vital tools... 🙂 🙂 .
22 July 2015 - 10:20
admin says:
Nilla, it's great to have a motorhome! Have a good time! 🙂
Marie, in the beginning we thought that people with mobile phones looked a bit silly! 😉
Ditte, yes, we have at least partially solved some problems. Today it's raining so it's actually a bit cooler!
Ama de casa, the cord was probably the biggest problem with the computer - wonderfully minor! I need to change the battery too, but it's a little less urgent now that the cord is working!
22 July 2015 - 16:42
Katarina Wohlfart says:
Good with selfie stick in every corner. Just like that in Venice! 🙂
22 July 2015 - 20:49
admin says:
Katarina, I think those selfie sticks are very popular here in southern Europe!
22 July 2015 - 21:01