Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Wednesday November 16, 2005
Some clients from Italy came to visit us at the weekend. They'd been to Sardinia several times before so we knew we were going to have to pull out all the stops to make this visit really memorable.
Our first stop on Saturday night was for aperitives at Cagliari's famous Antico Caffè, the former haunt of Italian and British writers including DH Lawrence, Sibilla Aleramo and Nobel Prize winner Grazia Deledda.
Next we had an unforgettable meal at La Barrique (www.labarrique.com) hidden down narrow backstreet of the city.
It's not expensive but atmosphere is cosy, the staff are friendly, the food is great (especially the puddings) and the wine is even better. If you ever go there, tell them I sent you.
The next day we skipped breakfast and headed off to the coast to do some seaside househunting.
Even on a rainy November day, the sea was the colour of peacock feathers.
And as the views got better and better, our clients and got fussier and fussier - until they found their dream beach and their dream house. I have to say I agreeed with them. If I didn't already live a two-minute walk from the beach on the north coast, I would want to sell up and move right this minute.
I'll let you know how they get on.
Emma Bird is the founder of www.howtoitaly.com
Our first stop on Saturday night was for aperitives at Cagliari's famous Antico Caffè, the former haunt of Italian and British writers including DH Lawrence, Sibilla Aleramo and Nobel Prize winner Grazia Deledda.
Next we had an unforgettable meal at La Barrique (www.labarrique.com) hidden down narrow backstreet of the city.
It's not expensive but atmosphere is cosy, the staff are friendly, the food is great (especially the puddings) and the wine is even better. If you ever go there, tell them I sent you.
The next day we skipped breakfast and headed off to the coast to do some seaside househunting.
Even on a rainy November day, the sea was the colour of peacock feathers.
And as the views got better and better, our clients and got fussier and fussier - until they found their dream beach and their dream house. I have to say I agreeed with them. If I didn't already live a two-minute walk from the beach on the north coast, I would want to sell up and move right this minute.
I'll let you know how they get on.
Emma Bird is the founder of www.howtoitaly.com
