We started off the day with a visit to the tourist information center. The center had been closed all weekend, so today was our first chance to stop in for the essentials i.e. a map, tourist hotspots and attractions. After gathering this information, we spent the day exploring as many of them as we could. Most of the sites were old churches but there were also some really cool parks and botanical gardens. One garden that we visited had a really nice exhibit on insects (not my thing, but they really do get as big as dogs). In the midst of our garden explorations, we stopped for some lunch. Pasta and peas, followed by gelato. A tasty treat!
Afterwards, we continued to explore the area. We walked along the beautiful coastline, stopping at shops and anything else that drew interest. After some rest, we were ready for food again. Dinner consisted of a nice antipasti buffet, amazing Ragu and the best cascada cake on earth. I am not exaggerating, it may just be that good.
With that much food in my belly, it was the perfect time to call it a night.
So we were already down to our final day before another dreadful airport experience. We woke up, gathered our things and we were out the door by 10 am. The problem with this is that we had an entire day to kill before our flight. Which would be fine, if it weren't for our heavy bags and our half ass plan of getting to the airport. Once we had everything figured out though, the day went smoothly. We revisited some of the sites that we liked and came across some new ones. We walked through street markets and looked for souvenirs for our families. I got a jar of pesto and a cookbook. That may have been a selfish purchase but its better than nothing. We snacked on food almost the entire day. Is it bad that I had three separate desserts today?
I ate real food too. We stopped for some pizza and one more fantastic meal before we journeyed back to Ireland. If there is one thing I took with me, its a desire to eat there again.
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