Cleopatra B & B Palermo
Foro Umberto Primo 20 Palermo, Sicily, 90133, 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!
... and calm evening…Time to start a fire.
We collect some kindling from outside. We pull out a couple of logs of firewood from a small stack that was in the basement. With very little effort, the fire starts quickly…the smoke billows into the night air. We are naturals at this!
The fire place is even more amazing than I had imagined. The heat it gives off is perfect, filling the room with the warmth and scent giving the house a romantic ...
Palermo
... although the one thing we struggled with was the road laws, or lack of. A pedestrian crossing in Palermo doesn’t mean you can just walk when the little green man says so, it means cross at your own risk with cars dismissing anything that looked like a red light.
Our hostel on the other hand was one of the worst places we have stayed during our 9 months of travelling. Firstly, it was freezing! After two days of ...
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