Politeama Palace Palermo
Piazza Ruggero Settimo, 15 Palermo, Sicily, 90139, Italy
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A day in Palermo
... so we have 1 hour to shop and eat .GREAT! We could not believe our eyes, 3 ships pull into the Pier everybody has money to spend and the shop keepers are all closing up for their afternoon siesta, they close anywhere from 12 or 1:00 pm. and don’t re-open until 4. FOUR did I say that out loud FOUR!!!!! THE SHIP LEAVES AT FRIGGIN FOUR
Oh well, we walk back to the meeting point. Wayne did mention when we were in Taormina Sicily and that one thing ...
A day at sea
October 19 2011
A day at sea
Well here we are another day at Sea. We won't bore you with the same details as the other days at sea, other than it is wet and cool today.
Attached is a picture of one of the rooms we visit daily on the ship. These chairs that you see, like the one Wayne is relaxing on, are part of the Thermal Spa room. They are made out of 1 inch by 1 inch ceramic tiles and these contoured ...
Mondello
... restaurant once again just down the road from our hotel who's name remains a mystery to us - but it will come back at some stage. Very upmarket restaurant and we are a little casual but never mind. Food to die for but service once again very confusing. Seems they have five people doing five different things and no one can cross jobs. One gives us Menu's but can't take our order that is someone else's job, one ...
Heartbreaking Decison
... planes on the tarmac waiting for take off. There were 12 planes in front of us and at lease six behind us that I could see. Apparently Istanbul airport is second busiest to Heathrow. Alitalia were far cry from Easyjet or the train conductor on our first Italian visit “impossible impossible”.
Took the shuttle bus from the airport which was apparently meant to take us to the centre of Roma near the Colosseum and then it ...
Day 26
Sorry this blog is a day late, transportation from the airport here in Palermo, Sicily then to a bus to our hotel was so exhausting! We really just rested and went to the restaurant Il Barro, which is ranked #1 in reviews on tripadvisor. I can 100% state that out of every city I've travelled through in Europe, this meal was the best meal I've ever had! One of the most prominent differences between this restaurant ...



