Ai Paladini
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Arrivederci al Prossimo Viaggio
... hike; ends up they had also been staying at the same B&B as us! We had an hour wait for our train to Palermo and had a great conversation with the couple from Australia who are on week six of a seven week vacation. Can you say "green with envy"? The train follows the northern coastline of Sicily, nonstop fabulous views of the sea. We arrived in Palermo at 3pm, and had yet another 10 minute slog with luggage to our hotel. We ...
Hanging with the Mafia!
... big white cliffs by the sea. After looking at the map we found that they were only 10 minutes away so we headed there for a look see. The sea cliffs were at a town called Realmonte and the cliffs themselves –Scala dei Turchi – turned out to be solid white rock protruding from the coast line and forming a giant ramp parallel to the sea. We had a bit f a climb around on them and got blasted by the wind!
The time had come to continue our ride to Trapani where ...
Another Day, Another Sicily
... has been conquered and occupied by more ethnic and religious groups that I have room here to mention. The most recent of those, according to our guide, Juliet, was The Mafia who only recently have been ousted from power by a fed-up populous. We are destined to spend more time outside of Palermo than in it. Perhaps that is a good thing because the streets and sidewalks we see are filthy with trash. Gloria wonders if the younger generation ...
Palermo and Monreale
... mosaics in the central apse of Cefalù Duomo but here the whole is a golden, glittering picture gallery with major tales from the Bible and racks of saints, described by tiny squares of colour and gilt. The main figure of Jesus seems more forlorn than Cefalù's though.
A staircase and tight passageway (€2 entry) leads to a view over the cloisters (€6 entry) and entry to ...
Back in Cefalù
... The ticket machine is broken. You can't buy tickets. The 'fast' train is 1hr 40 mins late. Our slow train arrives 40 minutes late and it's already full, with many students heading back to Palermo with suitcases. Despite this, people cram aboard, blocking the doors. Tempers simmer and arguments ensue as the train remains on the platform for ...