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