Downstairs from the apartment was an incredible market |
All the locals including old fish man sold their goodies |
All sorts of coloured fish |
and Vegetables |
A street food vendor selling deep fried potato balls |
Those are some HUGE mushrooms |
Moustache man and cannon |
Old school vespa |
Tour guide Tom |
A flash car arch |
Palermo |
Cheeky pidgeon! |
The cathedrals Catalan-Gothic style towers were impressive |
A common site in Palermo - a decrepit looking building |
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Thin side alley |
Colourful seaside |
Munching through 1KG of prawns was no easy feat! |
Followed by pan fried fish at Al Garage |
Our cute little apartment |
The view down the street from our window - rubbish was common |
Inside Cappella Paletina - unfortunately under restoration |
but still very impressive mosaics |
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The "air conditioning" tower inside the Royal Palace |
The gang - with one on watch duty |
Another seemingly condemned building |
Al Garage - restaurant owned and run by the apartment owner |
Finally on the train to Catania |
Nige couldn't last the distance .... |
A sight for sore eyes - Stazione: Catania! |
Alcantara Canyons - created by lava flows millions of years ago |
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We decided to get our feet, legs and jeans wet .... |
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A "Google" translation of the warning was humorous. |
A three story hotel destroyed in the 2002 eruption. |
Nige blending with the volcanic rock |
A mystical air about it. |
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Tom finding rocks |
The path to wherre? |
Tom found a rock! |
It takes many years before vegetation can grow again |
On our way up to the summit |
a volcanic "bomb" - this rock exploded out of the pressurised crater. |
Which Tom conquered! |
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A doozer in the cave! |
Inside the lava caves. |
An albino doozer! |
Leaving Catania via the pretty square |
And the happy elephant made of volcanic rock. |
Sleepy train ride to Rome after all night on the ferry to Naples |
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