Palace Hotel Helios

Viale Scala Greca 201, Syracuse, Sicily, I-96100, Italy | Hotel

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THE ROCKING IS OVER WE'RE ON LAND YESSSSS

A travel blog entry by asheevk

... met up with a few crew members at a cafe where there is good wifi. I was able to have a video chat with my mama before heading back to the ship.

I watched Silhouette the show for the 7th and 8th time and watched the movie Goon. On a side tangent, this movie is hilarious and since parts of it were filmed in Winnipeg it made me very happy to watch while being so far away from home. ...

Nuccio is an excellent tour guide

A travel blog entry by donnartw2012

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My last day in Sicily is a good one! We arrive at Zia Ester's house in Siracusa and only stay long enough to drop off Marta so she can help cook. Nuccio and I walk the perimeter of Isla di Ortegia, which is a beautiful part of downtown Siracusa, another UNESCO site. It is surrounded by the Ionian Sea's clear, turquoise waters. We see fountains, churches and eat ice cream (Don't tell! We still ate ...

Happy Thanksgiving!

A travel blog entry by donnartw2012

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... to the UK. It was wonderful to meet Eunice's sister, Kristina, and her family. I especially enjoyed the Monopoly game with Giulia and Deborah.
I beat Nuccio in Scopa*- a great italian card game much like casino but with prettier cards- (he may have let me win), learned to make biscotti, and toured the historic part of Giarratana, including the remains of an old castle and "downtown" Ibla, which was worth an evening in the rain to see its beautiful domed ...

Sicily sucks

A travel blog entry by travelsofmarty

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... unsavory end of town. We are driving along a main street when a motor bike rider stops in front of us going the wrong way. He has such a stupid look on his face we think he must be a tourist who accidentally is on the wrong side of the road. We have no option but to stop for him as we are hemmed in from behind by traffic and he has his bike now right up against the front of the car. In a clearly practiced maneuver, his accomplice in a bike helmet opens up my side of the car and steals ...

Part 1 - Rome to Sicily

A travel blog entry by everardt

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... while driving a large, bulky Peugeot station wagon, winding up a narrow road on a steep mountainside, past beautiful mansions built in the Bourbon period (18-19th century), to a 4th floor apartment with fantastic views over the city, and situated near one of the funiculars that takes you from the heart of the city to the heights above.
Over the next couple of days we visited the island of Procida, where a 4 course lunch at Ristorante Caracalè ...

Traveler rating: 2.0/5 Fair (8 reviews)

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