Palermo
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A Night to Remember in Malta
Woke up in our great Palermo flat totally excited for our trip to Malta—and yet totally oblivious to what the future holds… The internationally famed Italian acumen for organizational excellence was on full display here in the airport: the cafes with too few tables, the boarding areas with no seats, the employees in the cafes… Continue reading
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Our last night in Palermo
We went to bed excited about tomorrow’s travel day: Malta, finally! Hah we had no clue what tomorrow will bring…. Continue reading
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The Cathedral of Palermo
Like most of the big European cathedrals, this one was built over an earlier one, which itself was built an over one… you get the point. The Phoenicians were first here as usual, then the Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans… supposedly much of the current structure dates from 1185. It is both huge and confusing. We… Continue reading
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Short day in Palermo
This was pretty crazy–I love these sorts of experiences, and they don’t come often any more, when we’re always stuck to Google Maps on our phones. Anyway, we had picked a pretty random street, and then a random direction and were walking through Palermo, and by complete surprise this amazing castle-like place opened up in… Continue reading
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Off to Palermo!
Views of the train station at Messina, on our way to Palermo. Trying to board a train here is pretty much like you’d expect: very Italian!! It begins with everyone crowding together as close as possible to (and over) the yellow line at the spot they expect to board. All this despite the train not… Continue reading