After a wonderful first day we all settled into our rooms, the decor of each room is beautiful and looks over either the beautiful pool or garden area. As we all snuggled into our beds it became apparent that the mattresses must be made at the local marble quarry. Talia assured Adam that they did not pull the shortest straw and that all the beds felt the same because she and Laura had tried them all.
We were all so tired that we fell asleep rather quickly anyway. With no early plans for the next day we could all sleep in. That was of course everybody but Rich and I since his phone that was lost suddenly woke us up at 5:30am. So with one item found this may turn out to be a great day. Thankfully we fell back to sleep and woke up around 10am to a beautiful sunny morning. Rich tackled the espresso machine and made us all wonderful cappuccino’s which we drank outside on the patio with a true Italian breakfast of meats and cheese.
Rich, Jared and Adam tried for an hour to figure out a way to make a phone
call either by the found phone or the internet. I kept suggesting that they maybe they should drive to the local minimart and use their phone. But they were not going to be out witted by the Italian internet. Talia, Laura and I were enjoying the pool and the sun.Around 4pm Jared and Rich headed back to the airport to try to locate the lost luggage. We had reservations for dinner in Ostuni at a restaurant that Laura found during her internet search. Around 6pm Jared and Rich showed up with bag in hand. Rich was thrilled to get out of the clothes he had been wearing for two days.
At 7:15 we headed into Ostuni and were quickly amazed at The White City. It was bustling with people, families with small children, young couples and music being played throughout the Piazza. Gelato stands, cafes, and small shops were calling our names. We walked up the steep hills thankful that we had all left our stilettos at home. We arrived at our restaurant and opened the door at first look it appeared that we had entered someone’s private dining room, as we entered through the door
they said Lara..........and we knew we had found the right place. The restaurant served a total of maybe 30 people; the food and the ambience were amazing. I truly felt that my late Grandmother was in the kitchen it was so reminiscent of her cooking. Just as we were beginning our dinner a local guitarist entered the restaurant to entertain the patrons and the first song that came out of his mouth was GEORGIA. We thought for sure Laura had somehow mentioned where we were from, but no it was a total coincident. We finished our meal and decided to enjoy the wonderful town, we shared another bottle of wine and spent a lot of time people watching, listening to music and becoming content with the world.Copyright Notice: All Rights ReservedThe text and photos of this article remain the copyright of the Author (Rich and Andrea). Under no circumstances should the photos or text be used without the express written permission of the Author (Rich and Andrea). If you wish to use or publish photos or text from this article - please
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