Travel day to Palermo

We woke up early this morning, checked out of our B&B in Taormina. We had a 4 hour train ride to Palermo, with a change in Messina.

Traveling north on the train, I noticed land on the horizon, over the sea. I realized it was the Italian main land. The Straits of Messina get narrow quickly, from distant hills on the horizon down to a 2 mile channel.

The Italian train system worked great again today. Our Palermo B&B seemed to doubt it would be on scheduled, sending me their after hours entry code. But the train arrived 10 minutes a head of schedule.

We did a late afternoon walk about the center of Palermo, an early dinner. The a wine store for some excellent Mt. Etna Vino Blanco to enjoy on the roof top deck. Palermo seems like a nice city.

Apparently this weekend is a national holiday week, celebrating the end of Nazi occupation in WWII. The city is buzzing with partiers on the street!Read more