Relax Syracuse

... Taormina for a better view of Etna than from Catania and to check out the town.
We foolishly thought it would be easy to walk the 850m from the train station to the town, but didn't count on most of it being some ridiculously steep gradient. Got there in the end, but bus would have been the better option...

Catania, Sicily, Italy richlum

... nous avons visites les catacombes de san giovani. un ancien aqueduc romain transformer en cimetiere pour 20 000 corps. Puis ensuite, on a visiter la vieille ville ou le duomo a ete construit sur un ancien temple Grec dans lequel on voit encore les colones au travers des murs.

partie avec 35 minutes de retard, on est arriver plus de deux heures en retard a notre destination. 11 heures de train pour se rendre a syracuse. heureusement, la ville et l'auberge sont tous les deux tres belles.

point interessant , pourqoi partir un pont quand on peut prendre une heure pour mettre le train dans un bateau et lui faire faire la dstance en longueuil et montreal? les italiens le savent surement !

After our stay in Siracusa, we drove to Agrigento, on the south coast of sicily. Stunningly beautiful blue sky and blue Mediterranean waters set off the sight of magnificent Greek Temples onthe ridges overlooking the bay. Built in the period of around 565 BC these beautiful structures have withstood the ravages of invasions by Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Normans ...

... met, but we had been in contact recently by e-mail. They were happy to meet us, they took us to visit several elderly cousins, who spoke only Italian, but whose happiness to meet us was shown by kisses, hugs, tears, and abundant sweets and espresso coffee. We will hold memories of these dear people in our hearts.

... fly to Palermo, after the strike, Go to baggage carril and retrieve your luggae, and go back home ot to a hotel. We waited for our luggage to pop out upon the baggage carrile.. No bags appeared. Our bags had been lost by some incredible set of circumstances, and no one seemed to have the least idea where thy could have gone. This happened on Friday around noon. Our bags were ...

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

... and hopped on the next one going to Taormina. This town feels like it should be perched on a cliff near Napoli on the Amalfi coast. It has just as many tourist but still holds its charm. Once the Byzantine capitol of Sicily it is now a thriving town unlike many others in this region.
We could see the rain clouds blowing in across the face of Mount Etna and decided to call it a day.

Tomorrow we will be in Rome. (Catania to Rome €43.50 each)

... 8230;ich legte einfach das geld auf den tisch was in meiner confirmation bestätigt war und verliess das hostal.

Nach diesen episoden (und vielen anderen, die wir nicht all detailliert erzählen wollen), wollten wir wieder unser eigenes auto und unabhängig sein. Mit unserem neuen fiat cinquecentöli düsten wir dann nach san leone, gleich unterhalb von agrigento am meer.

Agrigento sei eine hochburch der ‚narcotis-mafia‘ und sehr agressiv. Schöööön. :-)

i have officially found the place where i want to live, come on my honeymoon, retire something... its a small town called ortigia in Syracuse Sicily. wow. i think i walked around with my jaw dropped for the full 5 hours we were there. i took tons of pics. it is a town full of greek history and lots of italian antiquities (is that a word because i feel smarter all of ...