Athenaeum Palermo
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A day in Palermo
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Here we are at the original burial sites of the local monks. For those of you that might have a weak stomach, I will skip the details, but if you are interested in learning more about it I would suggest "googling" it.
As I said, this originated as a burial site for the local monks starting in about 1559 until the last burial of a 2 year old little girl in the 1920’s, and is still considered sacred. They have opened it to the public for ...
A day at sea
October 19 2011
A day at sea
Well here we are another day at Sea. We won't bore you with the same details as the other days at sea, other than it is wet and cool today.
Attached is a picture of one of the rooms we visit daily on the ship. These chairs that you see, like the one Wayne is relaxing on, are part of the Thermal Spa room. They are made out of 1 inch by 1 inch ceramic tiles and these contoured ...
Mondello
... quieter and just our style. The coast line just like a postcard enjoyed a stroll along the water front, a lunch over looking the bay and an afternoon laying on the beach reading (well I was reading). Little market stalls all along the beachfront, very interesting to see wood carvings that look just like the ones you see on the beaches in Bali. Michael has some competition here.
A little confused with the ...
Heartbreaking Decison
... get up and dressed to check out the ferry because no sooner were we on the ferry than it was to get off the ferry. Figure this is only about a 45 minute crossing. The country side in Sicily is just beautiful rolling mountains on one side and the rocky Mediterranean on the other. Some pebble beaches some dark sand. The housing still seemed quite basic though. The housing still seemed quite basic though and most of the hotels and resorts ...
Day Trip to Polermo, Monreale, and Cefalu
... the tower... view of Palermo and surrounding area. observed a wedding taking place.
- Verycool coastal city
- Had a very nice lunch (spaghetti and clams).
- Laurie and I walked into a ...



