Alghero, Italy

Alghero, Italy is on the island of Sardinia which is where Paul spent some time preaching in Bible times. I was most excited for this port out of all of the ports. Once off the boat, we walked around the old village towns and saw some amazing cathedrals. We were joined by Kelli and Nash again and Cindy Wheeler (who Derek worked with in the LA area) and her husband, Ben, and daughter, Samantha. It was Saturday so every cathedral we walked by or into was hosting or preparing for a wedding. These churchs that are such works of art are very common day in Europe. The whole trip we were constantly reminded of how young America really is!

At the entrance to the old town part of Alghero

 

Standing on one of the walls of the city built many years ago. You can see our boat in the background.

Practicing our ninja skills (or maybe our Jedi skills...)

Walking around the fortress walls.

Look at how big these doors are!! 

 While walking around the village, we stopped for gelato and cappuccino which was really yummy. After a couple hours of taking in the sights, we headed to the beach via taxi. The beaches were white sand and just beautiful. They were also packed with men in Speedos and a few topless sun bathers. We all shielded our eyes of course :) 

At the beach with the boat in the background.

The view of Alghero from the boat.

Around lunch time, we headed back to the port to get some lunch and wait for the boat (this was our shortest port day and we had to be all aboard at 2:30).  A cab driver made a recommendation for lunch at a sandwich place right across the street from where the line for the tender boats was located.

The sandwiches were made on focaccia bread and were layered with Sardinian sausages and cheeses. Although it was just a sandwich, this was one of my favorite meals on the trip! We watched the line for the boat in the shade along with our beers and when the line was shorter, we headed over and loaded back onto the cruise ship. Once on board, Derek and I had a couples massage in the spa on the ship. It was just wonderful!

This is actually a view of Tunis, Africa at sunrise. Tunis is normally a port on this cruise but State Farm requires one day at sea for the cruises so they can have a business meeting on board. I was disappointed to not get to set foot on Africa.