Italy Day 8 - 2006

19-Jul-2007

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Sicily  Day 8 - July 3rd  Palermo

We watched the sun come up as we arrived in the port of Palermo.  We disembarked the ferry fairly quickly and were taken to our hotel, The Astoria Palace, for breakfast.  Settled in for a while then set off on the guided tour.  We visited the Duomo, with its spectacular silver altar and other treasures, then were driven to the outskirts of Palermo to the beautiful Norman Cathedral at Monreale.  The 12th century mosaics lining the church walls were magnificent and contain one and a half tonnes!! of gold.  We walked back down the long steps to the bus, stopping at a little shop along the way to buy a tiny example of mosaic, and were taken to a beachside resort of Mondello for lunch.  The wide white sandy beach was beautiful and lined with blue cabanas.  We had lunch in a little open air thatched shack right on the beach and the food was marvellous.  We had the Arincini, a local speciality and tiny deep fried calamari.  Later we walked along the promenade and Judy had some Canoli  and I had lemon gelati.  Tony shared some beautiful figs she had brought and we went for a paddle to cool off.  We went back to the hotel then headed out for some free time in Palermo.  The city looked prosperous, with some very nice cars. We walked around in the heat for nearly 3 hours and got rid of some of the weight we had accumulated at lunch.  Dinner was at the hotel, where several of our travelling companions were assaulted by the waiters.

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