Nettuno Catania

... are following. I LOVE THAT!<br><br>So, hope you all are enjoying the silliness that I'm putting out there for you, and keep on reading, rating and most importantly, commenting. I can't tell you the smile I get when I see that I have responses. <br><br>Alright, enough house keeping. Back to being crazy so I have new, exciting things to blog about!

... to see a flowing lava river (as I did in my dreams last night... scary) so I guess one volcanic crater is any volcanic crater? I'm sorry if any volcanologists are reading this and just got really offended. If it would make you feel better I am completely open to being flown around the world to explore various volcanic formations to be proven wrong. Please see my profile for contact details.<br><br>Alright, hope everybody is having a very happy halloween! Carve an extra pumpkin/jack-o-lantern for me.

... Mount Etna. <br>Among shops, pubs, restaurants, coffee bars, pubs, discos, game rooms, <br>parks, banks, you can appreciate the many buildings and places: Piazza <br>University <br>and Palazzo San Giuliano, the Collegiate Church, the Church of the Child, Piazza <br>Stesicoro, Villa Bellini and Piazza Cavour, also known as "the village". <br><br>The B &amp; B Hotel Alba is 50 meters from the lively and ...

<br>La nostra struttura, si trova nella via più<br>centrale di Catania, la sempre affollata e vivissima Via Etnea, da<br>alcune delle nostre stanze infatti, è possibile affacciarsi<br>direttamente sulla tipica movida Catanese, questa posizione rende<br>facile raggiungere ogni punto di interesse della città, dagli uffici<br>amministrativi ai locali di maggiore attrazione, alle università ecc ...

... in the 1669 eruption in which nearly 12 000 people lost their lives. It is not a brilliant black it kind of gives the city a dirty look. <br><br>Our early morning tour of Catania started with 'La Pescheria' (fish market), followed by the chaos of the produce market were we brought fresh fruit and some amazing panini, bread stuffed with tomato, mozzarella and a spicy olive paste. From there we headed up to the Castello Ursino and some Roman ruins (something ...

... br><br><br><br>Sobald der markt zu ende ist, wir aller abfall auf den boden geschmissen..ein wirrwarr von karton,papier, essensresten, schimmligen früchten/gemüse und vorallem berge von ausgenommenen fleischknochen, wo sich dann allerlei insekten und strassenhunde verköstigen&#8230;und in der brütenden sonne stinkt es gehörig J<br><br>Andererseits etwas weiter weg dann der unglaublich weitläufige markt mit kleidern und allerlei ramsch&#8230;ein labyrinth von st ...

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.

... feet, so we finally called it a night said our goodbyes and thanked them for their hospitality. They invited us back out the next night for a teammates birthday but Lauren I and are headed to Siricusa if the weather is good. We were in bed before one but poor Mike had to get up and catch his 7am flight. Tisma is going to be pretty confused when I am not on that flight with him. Tuesday April 28th We ate our breakfast at Porto Carlos, reserved our hotel in Milano ...

... level in Catania. We were the only ones there and it was quite fun to wander around without a crowd. The Bellini monument and theatre were beautiful but we were headed to the Cathedral and the elephant fountain. We'd also seen a sign for a Hard Rock Café and I wanted to add to my pin collection. The HRC turned out to be closed which was sad but, another visit maybe? The Cathedral was very impressive and crowded that late in the day. We spent ...