Brindisi

Brindisi is a little chaotic, if you are looking for something specific. First we take the wrong street because there is no sign guiding us to the train station, then we look for the bus station, running up and down, until we were getting really tired so we sit down in a café and decide to have some breakfast. The waiter advises us to by the bus tickets in the tabacco shop around the corner (?!) which I did. There they are 60 Cent cheaper. With their instruction we eventually find the right bus station.

The hostel was very disappointing after all the other wonderful places we stayed until now. Rooms are dirty, noisy and everywhere are "Don't-do-this-don't-do-that"-signs. Not even one thing promised to be included in the price was actually happening. No free pick up from the ferry, no internet, no bike rental, no drop off at the airport. Not to forget the breakfast offered was lousy.

I didn't like Brindisi at all. It is a place that is used as a transfer to other destinations, and thats exactly the flair of the town. So we decide to take a train to Lecce the next day and rent cycles. We wanted to cycle to the San Cataldo beach. What we didn't know - there is no road for cycles to the beach. So we find ourselves cycling alongside the speed road in 30° C - 26 km back and forth in blazing heat. I looked like a fried lobster in the evening... Unfortunately the beach was really boring and not worth the effort at all.

The evening was nice, we bought a bottle wine, delicious Olives and bread and watch the sunset at the harbour. A few hours after an excellent lunch with calamari and home made pasta the next day we are sitting in the plane to Munich. Two weeks of sunshine, adventure and encounters with wonderful people - it was a great experience!