Poggio Ducale Catania

... images section on their homepage. I'm stoked!<br><br>But here's the thing I think is coolest. (See photo to the left.) I assumed most of these countries were highlighted because I've been meeting fellow travelers, but then I realized there are some countries here where I haven't met people from. Which means random people in random parts of the ...

... for me. But then I rang and rang and rang and rang and nothing. A little bakery backs up to the alley of the building. Two guys came out on their balcony and said (or at least I think they said, in Italian) "Bang on the door! Ring all the bells! Knock louder!" I told them that I had and then repeated my actions for them to see. They grabbed a cordless phone and the younger regazzo came down to dial the phone number of Gianni. (I was staying at Gianni House.) Anyway, apparently because ...

... to provide more perfect service. <br>In its rooms, many with balconies to admire from useful <br>Etnea street, you get LCD TV, Wi-Fi <br>telephone <br>bathroom, air conditioning, safe, and all accompanied by a <br>abundant and delicious breakfast. <br>The staff, a warm and unique hospitality, will welcome the <br>accommodation and room will be on hand to offer the highest <br>quality of its services.<br><br>

... condizionata, tutte le comodità per<br>trascorrere durante la permanenza gradevoli e rilassanti momenti,<br>all'interno del cuore di Catania, le nostre stanze, curate nei minimi<br>particolari, rendono perfettamente il nostro concetto di ospitalità,<br>dove pulizia e accuratezza permettono una piacevole permanenza, ed è<br>questo a renderci tra i migliori B&amp;B di questa stupenda città.

... disappointment we headed back to our hostel as the rain started to fall. It looks like we haven't left the bad weather behind us, yet. <br><br>We checked the weather report for the next few days and they weren't looking to good, with that in mind we decided to book our train ticket and head to Rome on the next overnight train. <br><br>We had one last day in Sicily and the weather looked like we could step out of doors. We headed straight for the bus ...

... 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.

... 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.

... way originally and we hoofed it south, stopping for some pasta and pastries at a café. We found the first hostel easily and I asked the woman for a room. She said they had one, that it would be 75 euros and walked us up. It was brand new, and very nice but 75 euros is more than I wanted to pay. So I told the lady we'd check the other local hostel and then be back in 20 minutes. She dropped the price to 65, and I dropped our bags, deal. At the end of the day I prefer ...

... filled sweet rolled pancakes), arancini (deep fried rice balls with all kinds a fillings) and other delicious regional goodies. First stop Catania, a small city nestled between the imposing black peaks of Europe's largest volcano, Mt Etna and the cool blue of the Ionian Sea. We found our camping, showered (much needed but disappointingly lukewarm) and headed into town for some sightseeing and to treat ourselves to dinner in a nice restaurant. Catania is an insanely busy city ...