Thursday, September 13, 2012
ITALIA Day 5: Lost in Palermo, we find a beach
At last, we made it to Palermo - a journey of sweat and tears. The 7:30 AM bus from Taormina to the Catania airport was no big deal, even waiting for the bus from the airport to Palermo wasn't too bad if you don't count the swell of gypsies constantly bombarding you for money. It was the getting off the city bus WAY too early en route from the bus station to our hotel - big mistake! I'm pretty sure we ended up trudging a little over a mile with luggage in the hot hot Sicilian sun. Oops. To turn our frowns upside down, I left Stacy in the room to cool off (might I add it was the cheapest and BEST hotel we stayed in the entire trip, massive corner suite, superb AC, balcony, full breakfast and free WiFi) while I went to a market a few blocks away to gather nibbles and wine, a most successful outing I might say. When I got back, we decided to check out a nearby beach where we stayed for the rest of the day, beautiful Mondello.
ITALIA Day 4 (con't): Farewell Taormina
After our long day of fun in the sun, we got back to our hotel and got ready for our last night out on the town. We wandered around the high street and stopped to
grab an aperitivo
in IX
Aprile Square and people watch. WE SPOTTED ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO
, of all people, with her daughter. Too bad we didn't get a picture, she is absolutely gorgeous! After a bit of pizza and wine, we headed back home to get a good nights sleep for our early morning start the next day - another long day of
traveling to Palermo, back to where it all started.
ITALIA Day 4: To the Beach!
Labels:
beach,
fun in the sun,
hot,
Sicily,
Taormina
Location:
Taormina, Province of Messina, Italy
ITALIA Day 3 (con't): Stairway to Heaven
We decided to head into town after relaxing by the pool and getting ourselves all cleaned up. Instead of relying on Sicily's amazing (sarcasm!) transportation options, we took the staircase from our hotel on the edge of where Taormina meets Castelmola. The view the entire way down was just amazing, you could see the ancient theater and a few of the pretty piazzas. Once down into town, we strolled around the streets in search of a restaurant recommended to us by our hotel. We found it and ate a lovely meal, smoked fish to start (why don't we have smoked swordfish in the States???), white wine and tagliatelle with big chunks of swordfish for my main (Stacy opted for seafood risotto chock full of frutti di mare). We left the restaurant feeling full but had to have our first taste of gelato before we headed back to the hotel, yum!
ITALIA Day 3: A view from the top
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
ITALIA! Day 2: Agrigento, a city of ruins
This was my best "all encompassing shot" that captures

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