During our trip to Italy in 2018, we rode on a ferry overnight from Sicily to Sardegna. We each had a cabin on the ferry with our own bathroom, and unfortunately Micah and Jancy's didn't have hot water in the shower (I wish they'd told me sooner, I would have asked the maintenance guys to come fix it, but they didn't tell me until we left!). I sleep very well on boats, which makes the trip very nice!
When we arrived in Cagliari, the first thing we did was get our rental car from the Hertz and head straight to church, since we arrived on a Sunday. We were a little bit late arriving because the Hertz didn't open until 9, and that's when church started. Everyone there was very nice to us! After church ended it was "Ward Lunch," a potluck where everybody stays and visits. This day was my favorite part of the whole trip - getting to meet the people who knew and loved Micah when he served his mission in Italy, and the people who I had heard so much about. Everyone made us feel so welcome.
We went to the beach, but the water was cold so Micah's hopes of swimming in the ocean weren't really realized on this trip to Italy. He and Jancy will need to go back another time, in the summer when the water is warmer. We drove around and saw where Micah used to live. We stayed in the only place I ever saw that had a yard. Most people live in apartments that are pretty small compared to most American houses. There are so many people there and not much space. This Airbnb we stayed at was an apartment but it seemed like a house, and it had a yard. It was actually pretty secluded. The owner had the house all decorated up with different themes for each room. I think the theme of our room was Buddha or something like that.
The next morning we met Roberto and Mariella at their gelato shop to say goodbye, and Roberto treated us to gelato. They are so sweet! We went to the airport next. The lady said that we had to check our carry-ons because the flight was totally full. When Micah checked his bag, he forgot that his and Jancy's passports were in the bag! He realized it as we were going through security. So we ran back to the lady we had checked the bag with. She got a panicked look on her face, but called the guys who were loading the bags on the plane and told them to bring the bag to the Lost and Found if they could find it. So we went to Lost and Found downstairs and waited. I was worried we would miss our flight to Rome. But they did eventually find the bag and bring it, Micah pulled the passports out of it, and we hurried back to the lady we had checked it with before, checked it, went through security, and on to the plane. That was just the beginning of our adventure for that day! Then we headed from Cagliari to Rome.
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| Saying goodbye to Palermo as we headed to Cagliari |
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| Leaving Palermo |
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| Leaving the dock |
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| On one of the decks of our ferry |
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| We went and had a little late night snack in the ferry's cafe. |
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| This is the covered deck |
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| This is our little bathroom in our cabin |
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| This is our little cabin |
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| Out our window at night. |
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| Night time on the water |
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| Our first view of Cagliari in the morning |
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| Inside the ferry |
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| Our hallway |
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| Heading off the boat |
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| Getting on our bus to head out of the dock |
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| They had loaded all kinds of cars and trucks on the ferry with us. |
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| The Ward Lunch |
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| Mariella and Roberto |
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| The sitting room at our Airbnb. |
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Bathroom at our Airbnb
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| Micah & Jancy's room |
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| The extra room |
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| The room James and I stayed in |
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 | Our place not only had a back yard, it had a place to park our car with a locking gate!
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| The beach |
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| The yard at our Airbnb |
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| This is what their school crossing signs look like. I think they're funny. |
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| The Crepe place we went to eat. |
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| Micah's apartment building |
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| Micah's apartment is the one with the sign on it. |
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| This is a park where Micah would often come when he lived here |
Roberto & Mariella are great friends of Micah, and run a gelato shop & bakery in Cagliari, called Ambrosia
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| Roberto's gelato shop |
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Saying goodbye to Roberto and Mariella
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| Checking bags at the airport |
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| Security at the Cagliari airport |
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| Our plane that will take us to Rome |
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| Rome Airport headed for the Leonardo Express |
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| waiting at the train platform for the Leonardo Express |
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