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Sicily conclusion

Monday, November 20th, 2006

After our crazy Etna adventure we just had four hours to sleep before we had to catch the train to the airport to fly back to germany where the cold and rainy weather was already waiting for us.
Before coming to Sicily I was not aware of how interesting this island is and how much it […]

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Lost in Italy a.k.a. Climbing the Etna

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

Today we got up very early for our big adventure day or “the experiment” how Giorgio would say. We started at 07:30am to a three hours ride to Randazzo, a small village on Mt. Etnas north side. There we picked up a few sandwiches and continued to a parking area at 1000m (3280ft) where we […]

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Palermo at night

Friday, November 17th, 2006

After returning to Giorgio’s place he took us out to his famous “Night Adventure” where he showed us after a delicious lunch, in one of his favourite restaurants, some really nice hidden spots in Palermo. The two hour tour was definitely worth staying up a little bit longer than usually planned.
So, if ever come to […]

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Agrigento and the Valley of Temples

Friday, November 17th, 2006

Agrigento is a city located on the Mediterranean Coast, and lucky for Ewa, its city center offers better shopping possibilities than Palermo. So we spent the first two hours with shopping (to be honest, I spent more money than Ewa ;-)).
Anyway, after that we decided to visit the Valley of Temples which is a ten […]

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Sitting in the Train

Friday, November 17th, 2006

After a quick coffee with Giorgio and the french guy from next door, Hugues (who has a nice restaurant called Villa Matuzia in Agay on the Côte d’Azur by the way), we’re now sitting in the train to Agrigento, which is located on the south coast of Siciliy, the Mediterranean Coast were we want to […]

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Anniversary in Cefalù

Friday, November 17th, 2006

Today is Ewa’s and my 2nd anniversary. We’re now two years together, and she’s still cool
Anyway, we’ve decided to spent a romantic day in the medieval village of Cefalù, 60km east of Palermo (Train ride = 11,40 EUR for 2 tickets).
Cefalù is one of Sicily’s most beatiful spots with nice beaches, a lovely old […]

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Palermo, day two

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Today, directly after Giorgio’s excellent breakfast, we went east, directly to the Cripta dei Cappuccini, better known as “the catacombs”. In the catacombs you’ll find the skeletons of nearly 8000 Palermitans who died between the 17th and 19th century. I’ve never seen something like that before. Scary and macabre but interesting and definitely worth a […]

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Giorgio’s House in Palermo - we’ve finally arrived

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

The trip to Palermo was quite nice. The flight was good and our luggage arrived as expected. From Palermo airport (PMO) it’s another 30km drive to Palermo. Giorgio told us to take the train (just downstairs in the arrival hall) to Palermo and get out at Orleans station, next to the Cappella Palatina, where he […]

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Let’s go to Sicily

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

Today we’re starting our trip to Sicily. The trip is a birthday present from my girl Ewa and was usually ment to last just 4 days, but thanks to Lonely Planet I’ve discovered, that Sicily is a damn interesting island! So I’ve booked another two flights, but two days earlier.
We’re flying with HLX.com airlines from […]

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