Coffee And The City Palermo
Mariano Stabile 37 Palermo, Sicily, 90139, Italy
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Island Sun
... from the Old Testament. The middle apse has a huge magnificent mosaic of Christ. The interior has roman columns and the cloister garden arches and fountain are Arab inspired. The bronze door has 42 Biblical scenes. We shared caprese and stuffed meat balls (tasted like pork sausage) a Monreale specialty. Palermo food markets definitely have an Arabian feel. Breakfast was fresh squeezed blood red orange juice and fried rice balls that they call pancakes. ...
Very mixed city....
... caught the 8pm ferry across to Naples because it worked out cheaper and quicker than driving back through Sicily and up the boot of Italy. We were supposed to arrive at 8am, only to be awoken from our cabin at 06h00 because we'd made good time during the night. It was then onto Barrea in the mountains!
Ciao, Gaz
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Go West life is peaceful there
... smart and more than we need. Looking forward to brekky in the morning as mama who doesn't speak English will be serving it!) As it was still quite early I convinced the guys to get out to take a quick walk around the check the city. We came across a really funky little bar so had to stop off for a glass of organic Sicilian white wine - yum ;) Bed time now then a full day exploring the city on foot before boarding our overnight ferry from here to ...
Where there's fire there's smoke!
... So….we are given the ultimate choice. Die of smoke inhalation or hypothermia!
Fast forward several weeks now to mid January. Europe is experiencing (and Italy in particular) the worst winter weather in 35 years! The winds along the Sea are demanding and unpredictable. They shift and whip without warning and are hard to predict and impossible to control as they whip down our chimney into our family room.
Our fire is needed earlier in the day ...
Palermo
... 8217;re cold you can retreat to a nice hot shower, no not here. The hot water was at best luke warm, and showering turned into a chore that we both hated. One night at dinner I told Luke that I wanted to throw myself into a pizza oven, Hansel and Gretel style, just to feel the warmth. The final straw was the bed. The springs could be seen from the surface of the mattress and you would wake in the middle of the night aching ...

