Accademia B&B Palermo
Giuseppe De Spuches 11 Palermo, Sicily, 90141, Italy
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Island Sun
... Day in Sicily is St. Joseph's Day. Joseph was a pancake seller when the housing market crashed so pancakes are the food choice for Father's Day. Driving in Italy is quite the experience. Signage is poor. The drivers never mind the speed limit, never signal lane changes or turns, and have no patience. I had gotten driving directions from the hotel in advance to make our trip from the airport easy. The first step was take A-19 A-20. At the rental car desk we ...
Very mixed city....
... many different nations is very apparent with over a hundred and fifty churches in a 20-block radius.
We were pleasantly surprised by our B&B / hostel for the night (www.aivicere.com). Well equipped, clean and pretty much in centre of the old town.
We spent the day exploring the city's sights, sounds and markets for the day. ...
Go West life is peaceful there
We woke up after a brilliant nights sleep and again the sun was shining. Feeling good we all got dressed for some exercise. I ran along another brilliant coastal road, today was the hottest yet. Sweating and flustered I boldly suggested we go straight for a swim. Well I was the bravest and got in up to my thighs, the boys managed their toes and that was it - it was more like an ice bath. But stunning crystal clear water.
Oh well soon enough we ...
Where there's fire there's smoke!
... br> As the weather turns warmer and the romance of the fire has crashed and burned (pardon the pun) we are ready to be warm. We are ready to stop checking and knowing about wind direction. We are ready for our doors and windows to be open. And we are ready to put away those white accelerator gasoline thingies and damp wood for a long time!!!
Luckily the temperatures are going to be in the mid 60’s this weekend…but there is a chance of 11 mph winds! Wish us ...
Palermo
... that would rival any Balinese street. I kept waiting for the Godfather music to start up as we walked around the streets, unfortunately the closest we got to Godfather like activity was seeing a guy go into a bar we were sitting at and collect money. Probably something very innocent, but not when you’re in Sicily.
Palermo was an easy and relaxing place to visit, the English was really good, the people were ...

