Our family went to Italy for two weeks this summer. We lived in Italy for two years before Jay started kindergarten at McDonald Elementary School. So it was very nice to be back to meet Jay's old classmates and teacher in Trani, the town we lived in, in Southern Italy, Puglia province. If you look at a map of Italy, many people think it is shaped like a boot kicking a soccer ball. The heel of the boot is Puglia, where we lived.
This is a street in Trani. As you can see, the road is made of cobble stones. Italian small towns have very narrow streets because the towns were formed a long time ago before cars were made. So, many of the streets only allow one car to drive down them. The result of that is that most of the streets in the town are one way streets so it's like a maze because the buildings were made out of stone, and there are no clear landmarks!
We also visited an island, Sardinia, which is situated in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, closer to Africa than Italy. The color of the sea there is a blue that we had never seen before. Jay and his brother went to the beach for most of time during the day.
We took a boat to visit the Gulf di Orosei, on the east coat of the island.
These are houses in Cagliari, Sardinia's capital.
We could see wild flamingos resting in the city.
They are flying wild flamingos!
This is the Sardinian bread, "Pane Carasau". Sardinia has more sheep than it has people. The bread was conceived for shepherds, who used to stay far from home for months at a time. Pane carasau can last up to one year if it is kept dry. This bread is flat and very light. We couldn't stop eating!
Gelato!
These are basics of Italian cusine: tomatoes, olives, and mozzarella on the Italian bread!
