Best Western Hotel Dei Cavalieri Bari

... especially by kids - it just sounds so BOUNCY. But holy **** it makes every whine sound that much more insufferable<br><br><br>The Complete Pollysyllabic Spree<br>Nick Hornby<br>purchased and completed a few years ago<br>===============================< br>OK this is a slight cheat in that I read this book shortly after it first came out. But it's salient because it's a book of book reviews from which I'm ...

... a very smooth sailing and we enjoyed lovely sunshine and warm weather during the day. Quite cool once the sun went down. We had lots of time to play cards and enjoy the time on board. The food was ok but the early morning wake up call was deadly since we arrived in Greece at 6 AM we had to get up at 5 AM! Too many early mornings for me.

... and rooms that made no sense. Apart from a few olive groves it didn´t really protect anything, but made for some great photos and views of the coast. Trani itself was a lovely fishing town, and we spent the next morning looking around the old stone fortifications and beautiful cathedral overlooking the sea, and watching the fishermen bring in their catch and sell it live on the docks.

... to sleep on the actual deck...yep, outside, on the second level of the ferry. After an hour of trying, we moved inside because of being cold and noise. Thankfully, we were able to find a slice in between a row of chairs that Layton could squeeze into sideways. Jana was able to slip under a row of chairs that made a "fort" for her for the night. We actually slept better than we thought we would, but very thankful to have found a place to rest our heads. BARI...well ...

... the number eight was important so the castle is a large octagon with an open octagonal courtyard in the centre surrounded by two floors of, you guessed it, eight rooms per floor. We're heading closer to the coast for our next stop. Hopefully the weather will improve so that we can enjoy the seaside. Here's hoping. You'll find out in our next blog! Lots of love, Caren, Jonathan and Ethan :)

... fried peppers. The rest was various types of fried fish. Again, delicious, lightly battered and perfectly crisp, but all non-vegetarian stuff. After consuming half of a lovely mild white fish, Katharine showed me the flakes. "Are you sure this is cheese?" she asked. I admitted that it looked very much like fish, confirmed by tasting. Tears, clinging to Mommy's shoulder. "Daddy lied to me!" she ...

Today was just a travel day. We left Sorrento at 10:00 AM for the ferry port in Bari. We watched a couple movies on the bus, but for the most part the day was uneventful until we got to the port. Our boat was scheduled to depart at 7, but didn't leave until well after 8. Had dinner on the ferry..buffet style..yuck...9 Euro too! We watched the sunset before we left the dock ...

... etta koneen stuertti hermostui niihin tosissaan ja karjui niille takaisin, etta "istukaa paikoillanne ja katse eteenpain!" mita ne kakrut eivat todellakaan kuunnelleet, vaan jatkoivat hetken paasta elamointiaan. Tuota rataa jatkui koko lennon ajan, ja veikkaanpa et stuertti joutui lennon jlk hermolomalle :P Lennolla oli myos hieno yksityiskohta: "dual purpose sick bag" - oksupussi, jota saattoi kayttaa seka filminkehityspussina etta, niin, siihen ...

... which meant with the rail pass, I got paid passage (13 euros, not bad) by sitting in a doorway of one of the train cars. When seats became empty, no one encouraged me or my two unfortunate companions from England who had no railpass and therefore had to pay full fare plus a charge for no ticket (the train was allegedly full so they couldn't get any tickets!!! - nice to see someone is worse off than me haha... ahhhh that is sick) which turned ...

This town wasn't in any of my travel guides but it was a great place. Cheap and delicious food, very helpful travel agents, and an old quarter to die for. There were lots of old churches, some of which were turned into apartment buildings. This town gave me a real taste of Italy...and on my last day too! Check out the sunset and the alleys!