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Catania Slideshow
Catania
Travel Blogs from Catania, Italy
23. Mai 2012
Am Mittwoch ging es dann um 08:00 auf zur Eselsuche (leider ohne Erfolg). Ein Wanderung mit Kletterei über Stacheldrahtzäune und kraxeln über Steinbrocken :o) Und einer wunderschönen Aussicht. Leider hat es das Wetter nicht so gut mit uns gemeint und ...
Trip to Zafferana for Ottobrata
Today the "Gang" went to a town called Zafferana for their Ottobrata (October fest). Local vendors lined the narrow streets of this small town selling jewelry, cheeses, olives, meats and local crafts. Also, numerous food booths ...
On the train to Padova...
Today is the DAY!!! All my life I've been waiting for that moment...and here it is! The morning was really a big kaos...a lot of different moods (excited, happy, terrified, sad, achievement...FREEDOM!) We succeded leaving on time. at 3 PM we were ...
Sicilian Christmas
... with us and not being able to return to Rhode Island for Christmas, we went to a small town about 45 minutes outside of Catania where we spend the holiday with a very dear friend of Bill whom he works with. The interesting thing about this friend is ...
Mount Etna
Mount Etna is an active volcano that erupts regularly. The 1908 eruption claimed 60,000 lives and destroyed most of Catania. Ascending the volcano is therefore one of the few activities that has to be done before you die. Of course there was always the ...
Hail, hail the Gang's all Here
Well the rest of the gang is here, Pat, Mary and Tony. Today Sue and I cleaned her frig (don't ask) and then we went to the market for fresh vegies and then waited for the rest of the gang to get to Sue's house from the airport. Then we had ...
Arrived in Sicily!
So, I made it to the main Italy transit terminal by following most of the other people. I thought that having my contacts in would make maneuvering the unfamiliar airport a little easier, but apparently my eyes were tired or something or else all my ...
Last days in my native town...
Getting ready in Catania...gotta go work in 5 minutes, had only few hours of sleep and I still feel a bit drunk...Well basically all I'm doing in these days is finishing my studies (graduating in July), working to collect some money and organizing a bit ...
Un petit détour
On est arrêté à Catania pour le lunch. Le seul point d'intérêt de cette ville est son marché de poisson qui est présumément le plus gros de la Sicile (de l'Italie selon ...
Taorima
... Naxos because it was cheaper than Taorima and you could walk to the beach. It was probably a mistake as it was more like Florida than Italy but we got up to Taorima two night and it was a lovely city with great restaurant, shopping and fantastic ...
Sea day and Catania, Sicily
This entry covers 18 May, the day we spent at sea and 19 May, the day spent in Catania, Italy. 18 May was a day spent sailing from Santorini, Greece to Catania, Sicily. Unfortunately the wind was at 45knots which caused the boat to rock much more than the ...
The Sicilian Life
... and the night ended with a glorious Nutella Milkshake! YUM! The next day we had plans to go up to Mt. Etna that staggers over Catania but we didn't know which bus to take and nobody spoke English so we decided to explore the city some more. For dinner we ...
A trip to downtown Catania...
... hours of Ugly Betty, 3 hour naps, a shower, and an attempt to read, Joe came back from work and we headed to downtown Catania for dinner. Sicily has not been quite the image of "Italy" that I had expected. I suppose my only real exposure ...
Arrivideci Sicily!
... ; Woot! No turkey or stuffing or mashed potatoes or pumpkin pie. *sob* Or pancit! *double sob* The drive to Catania wasn't too bad, we did hit a little snag trying to find the Hertz return place but after pulling into a parking lot ...
21 Mai 2012
Am Tag nach der Ankunft haben Tobi (ein weiterer Volontär, der zur selben Zeit angefangen hat wie ich) erst einmal mit Pacco (dem Hund von Stefanie) die Gegend erkundet. Abends gab es eine Kleinigkeit zum Schnucken ;o) und Schwubs war der Montag um ...
In partenza...
Partenza da Catania alle 11:55 orario locale, e pare nn ci siano ritardi.. per cui arrivo previsto 15:00 circa, piu' o meno tempo valigia.. ...
Strange Meetings the first night back...
Arriving at Catania yesterday, I got on the bus into town and overheard what I thought may have been an American who had mastered Italian. Not particularly strange perhaps, but through some strange twist of fate my memory improvisionally functioned ...
Castello Normanno and Taverna Dei Conti Lunch
Today our tour guide, Ricardo, took us to lunch at Taverna Dei Conti, a small local place, only Ricardo could find. We had a four course meal includes antipasta, pasta dish with fish or meat, fish and meat platter, then desert then latte. We ...
Catania
Empieza la verdadera aventura. El objetivo es recoorer Sicilia en tren dando una vuelta completa a la ...
C ya Napoli, Hello Sicily, C Ya Sicily, Hello Rome
... in the next couple of weeks i could make some money with it. We took a night train out of there that night to arrive in CAtania, Sicily the next morning. Thats right, we went to bed in mainland Italy and woke up on the island if Sicily. DOnt ask me how, ...
Week for the Weary
... enjoyable because I did virtually nothing, aside from stuff myself silly. After a long but beautiful drive down the coast of Italy I found myself in Catania, a long way from teh rest of anything. But I can't tell you how much I was looking forward to a ...
Second stop in Italy
... through the unlevel terrain providing breathtaking views of the majestic hillside which seems to continue on forever. We wandered through Catania for a while. It has some pretty awesome markets and a few cool buildings. The hostel is nice enough. ...
Sicily!!!
... went in a natural jacuzzi in the Mediterranean, and hiked up a crater with Limone, the town dog! That night, back in Catania, the hotel manager insisted on having one of his employees drive us to dinner. - The market in Catania ...
Nov 09, 2010
First Full Day in Sicily
This is our first full day in Sicily. Sue, Jack and I are sitting around the kitchen table having breakfast while Joe is at work. We are going to pickup the rest of gang around 2or3 PM then go to the base and get our passes and pick up the ...
The Lady
October 22 - 25 2011 Stayed - Abaco Sicilia B & B Sicily Catania Weather - Good blue sky, then very cloudy overcast and rain - of course Remember booking the accommodation here was Tom’s duty for a change, not sure where he pulled this place ...
22. Mai 2012
Am zweiten "richtigen" Tag in Bronte ging es dann erstmal in den Supermarkt: Lebensmittel und anderen Kram kaufen :D Schon einmal ein kleines Abenteuer, bei dem wir zum Glück nicht alleine waren. (Mittlerweile klappt das Einkaufen schon wesentlich ...