Il Gelso Bianco Catania

I just checked out my 'stats' section and I'm quite pleased with my little blog and how much people are enjoying reading about my travels. I have over 20 5-star ratings and over 2,000 viewings. That is so incredibly awesome!<br><br>Apparently my photos are also not so bad. Travelpod has selected almost a dozen of them to be included in the daily ...

... kind of think I've perfected it. Anyway, in Italy, it does niente! An old man at the railway station stared at me the entire way I walked toward him and I could feel his eyes on me the entire time I walked away. When I realized that I couldn't get out where I thought I could (this trip really is exposing my unknown flaw of a horrible sense of direction) he watched me walk the entire way back. And he wasn't a dirty, old man. He was just a grampa. Just an old guy. But that's the Italian way ...

Alba Hotel is situated in the heart of Catania, a city ideal for people who love the sea or the <br>mountain, near the historic center and the charming cathedral, <br>in the most served by public transport which can travel <br>Fast bus and metro. <br>Easily accessible by train, motorway and airport, its <br>position, both for those staying in town for business or tourism, allows <br>reach <br>easily places of ...

... br>B&amp;B Massimo, ha una lunga tradizione di<br>ospitalità e accoglienza, che ha reso la nostra struttura B&amp;B, tra<br>le più affidabili della città. Veniteci a trovare, per prenotazioni o<br>maggiori informazioni, compilate il form nella sezione contattaci.<br>I nostri servizi: Parcheggio e prima colazione<br>le nostre stanze Ampie, spaziose, dai colori caldi<br>e gradevoli, parquet ...

... and hopped on the next one going to Taormina. This town feels like it should be perched on a cliff near Napoli on the Amalfi coast. It has just as many tourist but still holds its charm. Once the Byzantine capitol of Sicily it is now a thriving town unlike many others in this region. <br> We could see the rain clouds blowing in across the face of Mount Etna and decided to call it a day. <br><br>Tomorrow we will be in Rome. (Catania to Rome &#8364;43.50 each)

... das sei halt einfach in dieser 2.grössten sizilianischen stadt der fall (später mussten wir merken, dass dies überall so ist). <br>übrigens: schaut euch unter den fotos vorallem den video-zusammenschnitt an über die vespa-fahrer auf sizilien (die krassesten szenen sind aber halt nicht darauf,weil man ja nicht immer alles gleich filmen kann unterwegs).<br><br><br><br> Toll war aber einerseits der food-markt in einem stadtteil, voll mit verschiedensten frischen ...

A lovely quaint very old area. Stayed in a lovely hotel with great attentive staff would recommend it to any couple looking for a romantic break or second honeymoon. Just off the main shopping street of Corso Umberto but found that the shopping was over priced so don't go expecting any bargains.

... an emotional bunch. In fact, they pride themselves on their emotions, their passion.<br><br>This emotional bent is also apparent by the many idols &#8211; statues of Mary, churches, looming dominance of God, crosses nearly everywhere you look. A sign of devotion as part of the Italian Culture.<br><br>Refugio<br><br>We stayed at a Refuge on Mount Etna &#8211; menu scant.

... shop/ pizzeria I'd seen and we got something to hold us over, then went to the bus station to get Mike's ticket for the next morning. We headed back toward our restaurant but switched to a more authentic looking one. We all ordered pasta dishes that we didn't really know what they contained but it was very good. Lauren and Mike ordered Calimari again, and again it didn't come. My travel partners were quite perturbed about how tough it was to get some calamari in ...

... Taormina, Calabiano...but no way would the clouds move off of Etna. Being on the train gave us time to talk about the trip, our favorite parts, the volcano....it was a good way to travel. I admit, we should have looked at a map before we booked our last B&amp;B. The operator had said they were 15 minutes from Catania airport. But when we asked a taxi driver in Catania to take us to the B&amp;B he said it was 90km away! I found the tourist bureau ...