Alghero – To The Table

Day three: Bosa

I lie in bed, listening to the sounds of Alghero (namely the very loud plumbing and the rumble of a mini tourist train crawling past our window). Yesterday I handed in my notice. In three weeks I’m moving to Verona to learn Italian, teach English and write. At home the idea seemed vaguely ridiculous, butContinue reading “Day three: Bosa”

Day Two: Neptune’s Grotto

At about 9am the church bells are drowned out by furious hammering in the apartment above us, the sound echoing through the thick stone walls. A cappuccino by the sea; a walk through Alghero’s historical centre, and we’re ready to face the Sardinian roads. With the sea on our left, we drive towards the headland.Continue reading “Day Two: Neptune’s Grotto”

Day One: Alghero, Sardinia

Through the drizzle, we see Alghero’s City walls loom before us, thick, tall and flanked by sea. Inside, the streets coil around stone churches and the city’s windows are draped with blood red coral. From our apartment’s window we have a view of a damp cobble street; to the left there is a white church,Continue reading “Day One: Alghero, Sardinia”