Royal Catania

... images section on their homepage. I'm stoked!

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 ...

... my own way back. So then when the buses that I could have taken began passing me, I thought, nah this is pretty good. I'm enjoying myself, I'll just grab the next bus at the next stop. I bet I walked 3 miles with that attitude. Which normally I would expect cheers and praise. BUT. I'm in Sicily. In Italy. I'm a girl. With a cake-load of new makeup. And alllll by myself. Walking down the teeny side (sometimes no side) of a curvy, country highway/road. I wish I was fund raising for every ...

... Piazza Stesicoro,
where you can admire the so-called "Old Catania, remains
the fabulous Roman Amphitheater, built probably around the second century
AD, second in size only to the Colosseum in Rome.

The Bed and Breakfast Alba Hotel offers spacious and comfortable rooms to stay
quietly and discreetly, characterized by a refined interior and
smooth and a manic
attention to ...

... 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.

... 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.

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.

We had one last day in Sicily and the weather looked like we could step out of doors. We headed straight for the bus ...

... angeführt wurde und es hiess (auch im lonely-planet-reiseführer), dass man mit einem solchen guide in gebiete des ätnas eingelassen werde, zu welchem man sonst keinen zutritt habe…dies liessen wir uns eine stange geld kosten.

Dieser vulkanologe, welcher nur gebrochen englisch sprechen konnte, nahm uns in seinem prähistorischen rangerover mit quer durch die holprigen strassen von catania und befahl uns, in dem quartier wo unser hostal lag, die ...

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.

The people from Florence are described as "changeable and moody".

Mt. Etna is much the same.

Evolution of the volcano is described as:

“destructive periods, collapses, landslides and subsidences alternate with constructive periods (explosive, pyroclastic activity & emission of lava).”

Much like us people. J

Italians ...

... lockdown my lodging quickly rather than running all over town, trying to barter and find the best deal. I have also noticed whenever you ask for a room, they pretend they aren't sure if they have one, then say oh yes, we do have one left, when in actuality the whole place is unoccupied. It is hardly peak season. Lauren and I threw on our suits and started walking. We were on a small peninsula so water was everywhere. We picked a direction and walked, only when we ...

... feels much larger than it actually is, population wise. It is satisfyingly decrepit and shabby but underneath the grime is some beautiful, under appreciated architecture. And the arancini, mmmmmm, funghi e panne (mushroom & cream). After perusing the main street, square, and some practically deserted back streets which led us past some beautiful churches and a university building straight out of a scene from Romeo and Juliet, we found a fabulous little enoteca (wine bar ...