La Vecchia Palma 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 ...

... I let myself behind the reception desk and found a phone. At first I kept thinking, "Josie, you should be nervous. You should be scared. Your wuh-oh alarm should be going off. You should be wanting to leave. You should be thinking about finding other accommodations." But there's something about Sicily that just sets my risk-taking genes on fire. If I had actually felt scared or uncomfortable I would have done any of those things. But I didn't get that sense and so instead I have just ...

... Piazza Stesicoro, <br>where you can admire the so-called "Old Catania, remains <br>the fabulous Roman Amphitheater, built probably around the second century <br>AD, second in size only to the Colosseum in Rome. <br><br>The Bed and Breakfast Alba Hotel offers spacious and comfortable rooms to stay <br>quietly and discreetly, characterized by a refined interior and <br>smooth and a manic <br>attention to ...

... 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 ...

... might start having to get used to again) before heading to the park to try and get a view of Mount Etna through the clouds and to eat our purchases from the market. From there we made our way down to the Piazza Del Duomo, a UNESCO World Heritage site. We tried to go to the botanic gardens but this was shut and then sadly for us so was our favourite pastry shop, yes that's right we have been here a day and we already have a favourite pastry shop. With ...

... zuvor anderen gästen die rucksäcke mit allem drin gestohlen wurden, sodass wir uns nicht zu weit von unseren rucksäcken entfernen wollten.<br><br>Am abend hatten wir dafür glück mit dem kleinen restaurant, wo wir für eur 4.50 sehr gute &#8218;pasta alla norma' essen konnten (leider blieb es unsere letzte wirklich gute restaurant-erfahrung).<br><br> Am nächsten tag buchten wir eine exkursion auf den ätna, welche von einem ausgebildeten und akkreditierten ...

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.

The people from Florence are described as "changeable and moody".<br><br>Mt. Etna is much the same.<br><br>Evolution of the volcano is described as:<br><br>&#8220;destructive periods, collapses, landslides and subsidences alternate with constructive periods (explosive, pyroclastic activity &amp; emission of lava).&#8221;<br><br>Much like us people. J<br><br>Italians ...

... We had to exit the departure area then on our third try found a café that took the vouchers. Lauren accidentally grabbed frizzante water instead of naturale, so we had some bubbly to go along with our calzones. We waited and waited, people got up several times, they announced we were boarding then didn't board us for another 15 minutes. Finally at midnight we got onto the plane. At 2am we had our bags in Malpensa. Our Hostel was an hour bus ride back into Milano ...

... steam pour out of the mouth of Mt Etna. A short while ago i was at 2500 metres above and standing right beside craters that had been active as recently as July 15th. The main mouth at 3300 metres is currently off limits as it could erupt at anytime. Other tourists in all their wisdom ignore the warnings and continue to climb the mountain with the goal of making it to the top. My guide says that if an explosion occurs which is moderately likely they will all be ...