“(Sardinia) reminds me of Malta: lost between Europe and Africa and belonging to nowhere. Belonging to nowhere, never having belonged to anywhere. To Spain and the Arabs and the Phoenicians most. But as if it had never really had a fate. Left outside of time and history.” D H Lawrence – ‘Sea and Sardinia’
After lunch we made our way towards the old town and the fortress set at the very top of the rocky outcrop. At the lower levels there were souvenir shops selling usual tourist trash and after ignoring these we tackled slippery steep stone steps worn down by the passage of time and feet.
At the top we paid our 3€ entrance fee and passed through the gates into the recently restored castle and centro storico where waiting for us at the top there was a breath-taking 360° panorama of the land and the sea.
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You have brought up an interesting topic here.
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15C-18C part of kingdom of Spain but is another island! Now part of Italy of course.
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But still some Catalan speakers!
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Catexit
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Some out some I n!!!score are next
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Who do you predict will be next?
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Out or in
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Out?
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Do not think anymore out, maybe Scotland in lol!
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UK will never allow it, just like Spain and Catalonia,
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Yeah but they have no constitution to avoid it like in Spain it has…..ask the Scotts…
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You have to go all the way back to the start, UK was never in it. Lots of changes to membership and still did not please many. No surprise out with BJ!
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Exactly. UK should have been positive and taken a leading role , instead it made trouble and sulked. I am sad about this!
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Well for the trouble of circulation it will bring I am sad too. Manyfriends taking resident status here and opening business and others in Spain staying. It will be muddy for another year or so.
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I was looking at the salmon pink walls and stairways, Andrew, and then focusing on the details, wanting to be there, wanting to walk up them and discover what lay beyond. –Curt
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Many places just like that in Europe Curt. They just draw you in.
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I know, Andrew. And I look forward to be drawn in again! It is kind of like a wilderness trail where you are often pulled on in sheer wonder over what you will see next! –Curt
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