Lazy Day Again

Seem to have a few of these in the last little while. Tonight I'm off to meet my new group for the next week to explore Northern Italy. After trekking to the new hotel, I wandered off, no place in particular. Having spent much of yesterday traversing via Maqueda, I headed to the water to make my way back to old town and the neighborhood of Kalsa.

My new hotel is by the port, but there didn't really seem to be a walkway. As I got closer to the small marina, there became a road to walk and I even happened upon a small park where local families were out.

From there, I cut back on Via Emanuel to get back to the Old Town. Weaving my way around after entering for the Felice Gate, I happened upon a 2nd hand market where locals brought goods out around Garibaldi Gardens.

Lunch was a simple affair of foccacia from Antica Focacceria San Francesco. They've been around since 1834. The entire menu is in Italian, so it was a bit of a pick and point. I did manage to snag a freshly pressed orange juice which was absolutely delicious as well. I realized a little too late I could've tried the local spleen sandwich, so perhaps another time.

Wandering back up Via Roma, it was less a shopping street than I imagined. I would later find the shopping streets I was expecting is further out in the city, and we only barely scratched the surface of Palermo.

Back at the hotel and finally checked in, it was nap time til meeting the group and our first dinner.Read more