Walking around Bari

 17,350 steps

Original plans were to take a train to another city to visit today, but it was raining when we woke up so decision made to just stay in Bari. The rain did not last long, and it turned out to be a beautiful sunny day, we should know by now that we should carry both umbrellas and sunglasses at this time of year.

Our morning walk took us back along the waterfront. There is a 15km walk along the water, we did not go that far, just a little past the ferris wheel that we walked to the other night to see what looked like some parliament buildings. When we looked at a map later we realized we were not too far from the beach, we should have continued on a little further.

Coming back from our walk we headed into the newer section of Bari. This section is made up of streets like we have at home, square blocks, not all the twisty streets narrow streets in old town. Like other times we have stayed in old towns in Europe we have very little light from outside, wonder if we would have liked to stay in this part of the city instead of old town, but there is something special about just stepping out your door into these little streets.

We walked the new town streets until we met up with the pedestrian street with all the high end shopping. At the end of the street is also the main train station and bus station. Everything is quite compact and easily walkable here. At the very end of the street before you enter old town is a nice map in the pavement of old town.

Back home for some lunch and a little rest. Yesterday we had picked up some meats, cheese and olives to have with some wine for lunch. Everything was delicious.

Rest up after lunch and out we go again. This time we don't look at maps, we just wander old town. We kept running into little streets we have already been on so found our way around quite easily. Every now and then you hit a dead end street, but there always seemed to be an archway to go under somewhere and get sorted again. Lots more women out selling their pasta outside their homes today, a couple more making their pasta as well. Came across a huge lineup for gelato, even Andre did not want to wait in the lineup. There are so many people out walking the streets. Not sure if they are locals, or visitors from other Italian villages, but everyone is pretty much speaking Italian.

Back home and Andre makes a delicious pasta dinner, then we head out again to see the lights. It is busy on the streets, last night Andre said it was all teenagers out, tonight it is a mix of everyone. We did have gelato for dessert, but you pay before you get in line to order, and so disappointed all out of chocolate to add to my pistachio.

Back home for the night, hoping to explore somewhere else tomorrow.

Walking the city wall along the water

Lots of locals doing the same thing

Cute house on the wall

A few fishing boats here

Converted his kayak to a SUP, very unstable but he was doing good

A bigger smaller fishing boat

One vendor at the fish market selling raw plates. Did not ask the price. Oyster were 4 euros in one restaurant. Sea urchins are usually expensive as well

Teatro Margherita

The lamps on the Lungomare

where we turned back

On the walking street which goes from the train station to Old Town,  about 1 KM long

The Bari university celebrating 100 years

A nice park at the end near the tarin station

The theater where we went to see the movie

A map of old town

Chucuterie board for lunch, no points for presentations but it was all delicious

Our desserts

View looking up in our courtyard

Out for the afternoon/pre supper walk

The door next to our place 

Our Airbnb place was part of a large building

So many arches in old town

Lots of churches as well. Lots of them not operating anymore

Cute house in a little courtyard. No need for a railing on the second floor

On the back of the Cathedral, love the elephants

Cathedral bell tower

Hugh lineup for Gelato, will return tomorrow

Where we got our pasta earlier this week, they were not working when we were here then

I guess they work when it's sunny and Sunday this time of the year

Also more doing the same today

The Cathedral Rose window cast the sun on a tile rose on the floor one a year at 5PM

Lots of regulation for pedestrians areas.

After supper Gelato treat, there was also a huge line up this afternoon at this place and now we know why.

Wendy's favorite was all gone, dark chocolate but the had Pingui aka Penguin I think. She loved it after I told her it was not real Penguins that they used. LOL