Greetings from sunny, but chilly 44-58 degree Bari Italy!
We left Tuscany early on Saturday to make the long drive down the middle of Italy and then over to the Adriatic Sea side of Italy to Bari.
It is an eight hour drive on Toll roads to get to Bari (€60) from Tuscany! As we discussed earlier, Italian roads are “Under Construction” so quite a long journey!
You’re wondering “Where the heck is Bari”?
Bari is the chief economic center of Southern Italy. It’s metro population is 380,000 and is a huge port city. 1.5 million in the region.
Bari has a long, long history, with history going back 5,000 years. It was a longtime Greek colony before the Romans and played a large role for the Allies in WW11.
After parking the Trusty Citroen in a parking garage, because street parking is crazy here.
Very few motor scooters here, but it is the Smart car capital of Italy!
Ok, bright and early, walking tour time says TGC!
Bari is very flat and mostly concrete stones, so I think I’m in trouble 😬
Fantastic bakery’s in town, most of them are Bars ( coffee shops) bakeries and what are called Focaccerias, where they sell various food from the region! Fantastic food scene!
Moving on says TGC…
TGC was brutal, 22,000 steps on day one😅
Day Two!
Ok, says TGC, easy day yesterday, driving, walking, picnicking in the park as we toured Alberobello and Trulli. More on that later. Time to walk! Here we go!
We’re staying right down next to Old Town Bari, so off we go to see if we’ve missed anything on our previous tours!
Bari is a great food city, very, very good food at restaurants and local food stores, no procrastinating says TGC, walk🙄
Walking along the waterfront now, not the most spectacular waterfront we’ve ever seen!
TGC says take the afternoon off, we need to get caught up on paperwork and laundry and I might Nap😉
Bari is a beautiful city, we heard very little English! If you want the real Italy, it’s here in Bari✔️
Day two of some driving trips tomorrow, stay tuned! Ciao!
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