Sardinia

For the remainder of my spring break I traveled to Sardinia with one of my roommates and another friend studying in Florence Italy.  Sardinia is an island off of Italy that is known for its beautiful beaches, clear blue water, and fresh seafood.  We scored cheap tickets via Ryan Air for a total round trip of 40 Euro. I already liked the look of this trip.  We flew into and stayed in a city called Alghero, which was known for their beaches, and restaurants.  We visited for three days and laid out most of the time.  We visited the city during a “dead period” before tourist season.  It literally was dead...we had the beaches to ourselves and wandered the streets alone at night. I almost felt as though I was in a scary movie but it was somewhat relaxing as well. We found a secluded beach the 1^st day and hung there the remainder of the vaca.  The weather was great it was high 70’s and I managed to get nice and TAN! Our hotel we stayed at was very accommodating and helped keep us entertained during our stay.  We enjoyed a great breakfast every morning and managed to snag free packed lunches each day due to a complaint about their pool being under construction and not disclosing that information before hand.  (We chose the hotel because it had a huge pool) At night we walked into the “Old Town” and enjoyed lots of tasty dinners.  One of the famous dishes known to Sardinia is pasta with sea urcin.  I tried it and I have to say I was somewhat hesitant to try it but it was surprisingly really good.  We also discovered a huge candy store with large open barrels of gummies, chocolate, and sugary treats.  We visited the place twice before the trip ended! The last day we were there we took a boat to Grotto de Nettuno (Neptune’s Grotto).  The landmark consists of underground caves on the coast of the island.  The boat pulled up to cliffs and rocks and we got out and entered the underground cave.  It was one of the most incredible things I have ever seen.  The caves were enormous and had very unique formations.  The cave was discovered by Fisherman over 600 years ago and is said to have existed for over 600 million years.   After the small excursion we headed back to the beach and spent the rest of the day soaking up the sun.  We then grabbed a dinner in the town before heading back to Florence the next morning.  Over the remainder of the weekend I caught up on sleep, laid out on our roof (yes it is possible and very functional), and even did some work before the weekend was over!

Ciao!