{"id":4697,"date":"2023-10-17T17:40:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T15:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/?p=4697"},"modified":"2023-10-17T17:51:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T15:51:53","slug":"on-to-trieste-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2023\/10\/17\/on-to-trieste-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"On To Trieste, Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olbia, Sardinia was an o.k. place for our 2-night stay. The airport there is small, modern, and easily accessible to and from the town center on the city bus so it sense to fly from there to Trieste. When we left the hotel, the manager admitted that Olbia has some updating to do, \u201cmaybe in 10 or 15 years it will be better,\u201d he said.\u00a0 On our last evening there, the sunset was lovely.<\/p>\n

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Sunset in Olbia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sardinia was a great place to visit with beautiful scenery, friendly people, and great food. Larry\u2019s photo taken of one of our favorite places, Santa Teresa di Gallura, reminds us of the beauty of the island.<\/p>\n

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Mediterranean Sea – Sardinia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s always fun to explore a new-to-us place and we were happy with the cities that we chose to spend time in. \u00a0But, it was time to leave for the next (and last) two spots on our itinerary – Trieste, Italy and Ljubljana, Slovenia.<\/p>\n

EasyJet Airline doesn\u2019t have a great reputation but we paid extra to get an assigned seat and to take our luggage with us onboard the plane. We were happily surprised that the one-hour flight to Venice went so smoothly. From the Venice Airport, we took a ride-share van (Go-Opti) for the 2-hour trip to Trieste.<\/p>\n

Trieste is an elegant, multi-cultural place that was one of the major cities in the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1918, so it feels more Austrian than Italian. It lies just 5 miles west of the Slovenian border and 19 miles from Croatia, to the south. Larry took this photo below in the grand Piazza Unit\u00e0 d’Italia, <\/b>where the Israeli flag is projected on the wall of a government building to show\u00a0solidarity with Israel.<\/p>\n

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Support for Israel in Piazza Unit\u00e0 d’Italia, Trieste, Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is another view of Piazza Unit\u00e0 d’Italia.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Piazza Unit\u00e0 d’Italia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trieste has a large harbor, and near the water is a statue of James Joyce. He came to Trieste as a young man and lived here for a\u00a0 large part of his life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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James Joyce in Trieste<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We are staying on the top floor of <\/span>L\u2019Albero Nascosto <\/strong>\u00a0(English translation: The Hidden Tree) – a nice hotel near the city center. \u00a0We have lots of space and a small kitchen – it\u2019s quirkily decorated and very comfortable.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Diligently Blogging-L\u2019Albero Nascosto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019ve spent the day walking along the harbor and wandering around the city. The temperatures here are quite a bit cooler than the summer temps of Sardinia. \u00a0We\u2019re doing well and hope that all is well where you are!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Olbia, Sardinia was an o.k. place for our 2-night stay. The airport there is small, modern, and easily accessible to and from the town center on the city bus so it sense to fly from there to Trieste. When we left the hotel, the manager admitted that Olbia has some updating to do, \u201cmaybe in … <\/p>\n

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