I see the sea!
Mollie was longing for the beach! We hunted for options and settled on Malta. I was really excited about adding a new country, but it was not meant to be. In the midst of Kristi booking our flights the tickets wouldn't go through and when she tried again they had gone up considerable. Phooey! Back to the drawing board.
Bratislava, Slovakia is only an hour away from Vienna. I began researching flight options out of their airport and ended up finding a great deal on a flight to Alghero, Italy on the island of Sardinia. We knew of Sardinia, but had never heard of Alghero. We were all up for an adventure, so we decided to go for it. Kristi researched apartments and we planned a very inexpensive little getaway!
We made a beeline for the beach!!
Alghero in the distance
Old town
The cobblestone is beautiful, but it is hard on the feet!
Alghero boat harbor. Beautiful!
A night on the town.
Gorgeous walk along the seawall!
Alghero Cathedral
Us girlies at the beach!
Very unique candy store. Kristi trying out some of the selections.
Our plan was to take a boat ride out to the Neptune Caves. Wouldn't you know that the winds were too high and they cancelled the tour. Boo!
We opted for a bus ride along the coast instead. Not quite the same, as I LOVE getting out on the water, but it was nonetheless beautiful!
Being cheesy on the bus
This rock is the Isola (island) Piana on the Capo Caccia. There are caves underneath this area and lots of coral comes from this area. We all bought a corral bracelet to commemorate our time together!
It was SO much fun just getting away from it all for a few days.
There have been some stressful moments during our time in Vienna and I am so thankful to the Lord for these 2 buddies who have been incredible friends during that time and their kids have been great friends to mine as well!!
Hope you enjoyed our short trek around Alghero. It was a lot of fun and a trip I will always remember!
Traveling to Italy is on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing. Stopping by from SITS.
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DeleteThose pictures are so cool! Looks like you had so much fun! :) I have to go to Italy! :) Stopping by from SITS! Happy Saturday!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! It was fun!!
DeleteWe are headed to Italy for 2 weeks in July with the kids and my mom. You post really got me excited. Loved the pictures and look forward to the adventure.
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DeleteEnjoy your trip to Italy!!
So jealous! I have friends stationed in Italy and I keep trying to make my way over there, but with no success yet..lol Fabulous pictures, looks like a wonderful time was had. Stopping by to say hello from SITS :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by!! You must try and get that way! It will be worth it! =)
DeleteAmazing pictures!! My husband is half Italian and we're planning a trip in the next year or so. I definitely need to check out more of your blog.
ReplyDeleteStopping by from SITS :) Happy Saturday!
Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteBeautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing your vacation with us.
ReplyDeleteVisiting from SITS .... Have a fantastic weekend!!!
Thank you!!
DeleteGorgeous! Visiting from SITS and felt like I just had a mini girly getaway, so thank you! :)
ReplyDeleteNice!! Girly getaways are the best!! Thanks!!
DeleteI LOVE hearing about your trip. I don't know anyone who has been to that part of Italy. Thanks for posting (PS visiting from the SITS).
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DeleteHa Ha, I'm not from SITS (whatever that may be!) Just letting you know how jealous you have made me once again!
ReplyDeleteMind you, less than 4 weeks till our trip. Did you hear our final itinerary? Amsterdam/Bruge/Disney/Paris/Amsterdam/Jakarta/Bali. SO excited! Unfortunately, we only have a very dodgy camera. My iPhone practically takes better photos!So we wont have lovely photos like yours to show for it.