We woke as
we were pulling into Bari, Italy. Very
hazy but by the time we had enjoyed our breakfast the sun had decided to
finally appear. We could disembark from
10am but we decided to try and miss the crowds and left at 10.30. We bought our tickets for the shuttle bus to
Bari and joined a queue.
It only took
about 10 minutes and we were in the heart of the new part of town. Instead of joining a tour group to visit the
cathedral and historic church we walked in the direction of the old town.
Although it
was Sunday there was washing hanging from most balconies. The pathways were worn down marble
blocks. There were many interesting
little lane ways going off in all directions.
It was really lovely – well except for the many ‘Vespers’ that went past
and left us to breathe in their petrol fumes.
Around one
of the corners there was a small market selling mostly straw hats of all shapes
and sizes. They seemed to be doing quite
well selling to the tourists who hadn't brought a hat.
We returned
to the shuttle bus. We seemed to be
ahead of the crowd so the cafeteria was relatively quiet so we enjoyed some
lunch in peace.
Den and I
have booked a tour for tomorrow.
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