Europa Palace Messina
SS 114 Km 5400, Loc Pistunina Messina, Sicily, I-98125, Italy
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La Dolce Vita
... for Christmas and the atmosphere was very calm and peaceful, unlike the hurly burly in the summer months when it is full of day trippers.
The theatre has such a beautiful setting, but Etna was a little shaded by cloud although clearly visible to the naked eye, wit ha little smoke rising from it's peak. Unfortunately only the close up photos showed it off well. And we were lucky, it erupted a couple of days later!
A stop for coffee and an ...
Jewel of An Island
December 8, 2011
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Perugia to Rome
On a train bound to Rome. The Umbrian countryside (eye popping greens and fall hues--goldenrods, chocolates, oxbloods) rush by like in a colorized Fellini film. Paul's ended his meditation week and he’s in an altered state—centered, content and calm. Oh, and sleeping away as only he can do. We’ve said our goodbyes to the others and ...
Porto Messina
... no damage, as if you could tell! I also got very dizzy, again as if you could tell. Then back to the ship for......I'll leave the details to your imagination.
Malta was magnificent. It looked like the newest building on the whole island was built a hundred years ago. We went to see a truly ancient religious site. WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A FIELD OR SOMETHING, ONLY TO DISCOVER IT IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY BOCK.....OOPS CAPS ON. The site was discovered a hundred years ago when ...
Pompei to the boot
... around would be whizzing past – amazing.
Drove to the ferry point, just headed for the sea really, lousy signposting, and bought a ticket at the "Bigliettia" booth and got in line. Huge ship/ferry and we all boarded along with semi trailers and walk on passengers. A quick 1 ½ hours and we are disembarking in Messina, Sicily. We had booked accommodation in Taormina which is 60klm south of Messina so we drove off the ship, found ...
Messina
... het aanmeren. Hoe de captain manoeuvreert en hoe nadien de trossen uitgegooid en vastgelegd worden. Fascinerend.
Iets na 15u zetten we voet aan wal. We zijn nog maar net aan het wandelen wanneer er een enorme plensbui begint. Samen met een koppel uit Nieuw-Zeeland dat we op de boot hebben leren kennen, schuilen we in een klein cafeetje waar we espresso en cappuccino drinken (een espresso kost hier 0,70 euro en een cappuccino 1,20 ...



