Scandic by Hilton Siracusa 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 !

... most recently allied forces of WW II, who fought across Sicily to liberate it from Nazi occupation. Earthquakes have toppled some of the ruins. Archaeologists from Universities all ove r the world have come to find and restore the temples and necropolis of Agrigenta. We did not stay here long, but memories of the temples will forever come to mind when I think of Sicily.

Our trip itenerary took us next to Ortigia, the oldest paart of Siracusa. Our hotel was situated on a narrow street, barely wide enough to drive a car. Hotel Gargallo was in an old building, but inside it had been renovated and modern accommodations were a delight. We met relatives there, whom we had not ...

... in Palermo, two days later. They were finally returned to Rome and we were reunited with our luggage. Oh happy day...together again!!
My advice is: do not book a flight on Easy Jet. No matter that thir prices are lower than some of the others. They have idiots working for them, and your luggage is just too complicated for them to kee track of if anything diverts their short ...

La nostra struttura, si trova nella via più
centrale di Catania, la sempre affollata e vivissima Via Etnea, da
alcune delle nostre stanze infatti, è possibile affacciarsi
direttamente sulla tipica movida Catanese, questa posizione rende
facile raggiungere ogni punto di interesse della città, dagli uffici
amministrativi ai locali di maggiore attrazione, alle università ecc ...

... 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)

... habe. Dann meinte sie, dass der uns bestätigte preis in unserer confirmation (welche ein vertrag darstellt!) nicht gültig sei: sie wolle eur 14.—mehr! Nach langen diskussionen über die verbindlichkeit eines vertrags und einer buchungs-bestätigung einigten wir uns dann irgendwie und sie fand nach langem suchen den schlüssel zu einem zimmer, welches wohl für solche notfälle vorig behaltenwird (wo es kein duschvorhang hat und so…). und für das im preis eigentlich ...

... can speak English. It has even been a little frustrating at times. The people at the desk in my hotel, every shop and restaurant, everywhere. This also includes all signs, menus and informational posters outside tourist attractions. I have always considered it a good thing that a country's inhabitants maintain their culture and traditions but it does make it very difficult for travellers when they stick to it this much! :) I realised that Sicily, and especially ...