Freitag, 28. August 2009

5 days in Lignano

After 430.6 km of cycling, it was time to switch to relaxing mode. At the evening of our arrival we had pizza and ice cream. We woke up late next morning and spent the day on the beach, had Spritz Aperol for sunset on the Terazza Mare, and beer & burgers for dinner.

On our 2nd day, after getting up late again, we took our bikes to explore Lignano. We found a few nice spots on our exploration and found out about a tour through the lagoon for our 4th day. It was hot as hell, so we spent the afternoon at the hotel reading. In the evening we took our bikes again to go to a place called La Paella for a Spanish dinner, which was excellent but very expensive.

Day #3 was hardcore beach day. We spent 13.30 Euro for two deck chairs and a sunshade - that's the classic way to enjoy the beach in Lignano!

On the 4th day, following Günther Tischler's recommendation, we took the boat to Marano and the lagoon. We wanted to eat some good fish in Marano (the town is famous for that), but unfortunately we were there at Siesta time, and the boat left too early. Well, next time. The next stop was Isola di Santa Andrea, a 5 km long island which is a barrier between the sea and the lagoon. On the southern beach we found beautiful shells. Souvenirs! Later we found out that the island is the ideal place for kite surfing. At night, we had cocktails at the Terazza Mare.

Now we were really relaxed, and it was time to get back to some action! For the next day, we had an appointment at 10 with Gianni, our extremely competent windsurfing teacher. He managed to teach us the basics in less than 2 hours! We finished the lesson with the ability to steer, jibe and tack - everything we need for basic windsurfing. After that, we decided that we had deserved a beer on the beach - and some time for tanning. The dinner at Croce del Sud was expensive again, but decent. Since this was our last evening, we did some final strolling in the pedestrian area, and also took the tourist train, which is actually meant for kids (like us) :-).

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