Sicily, August 2008

Col and I treated ourselves to 5 days in Sicily over the past bank holiday. We had an amazing time. Sicily is a beautiful place with very friendly locals, amazing beaches/ scenery and tons of history/ sightseeing. Sicily, being very close to Northern Africa has lots of Arabic influences mixed in with Greek & even Austrian influences. The food, wine, olive oil, gelati etc is to die for and my little passenger was in a constant food coma and therefore very well behaved...
Here some of the pictures we took... Enjoy!

Day 1. We landed in Palermo... yeeeaaahhhhh. The hotel we stayed in was in the old town of Palermo which meant that we could access all the great sights easily by foot. The hotel itself was spectacular and even though with an air of decay was very grand and just typical for all those sleeping beauties in Sicily.

The beautiful ceiling in the hotel reception.

The view into the courtyard from our room.

The cathedral in Palermo...

Sicilian taxi!

Sicilians are big on swordfish. I like how they make use of the sword... Fish & chips anyonne?

Our second stop was Mondello, which is basically Palermo's local beach. The beach was beautiful and the water very clear and more importantly warm. After this shitty weather in London it really was heaven!

Again we were very lucky with our accommodation. This time we stayed in a small but very modern B & B right on the water with a fantastic roof terrace. This is the view from the terrace...

Sunset drinks in Mondello. Beam me back!

The baby belly at 17 weeks. Slowly getting there...

You can buy anything from coconut to jewellery on the beach but this was by far the best idea. A Thai massage on the beach for only €5!

Next stop was Selinunte on the Souther coast of Sicily. This temple was buily for Aphrodite the goddess of love, approx. 500 BC.

Next stop Syracuse. This is the main plaza in Syracuse. Very quiet at lunch time but buzzing as soon as the sun goes down. Great place for gelati too!

The greek theatre in Syracuse.
Our hotel room in the 'Palazzo del Sale' , which Bob & Judy Wood recommeded to us, was again heaven. Borgus... please pass on a masisve thank you onto your parents. This photo doesnt do it justice but we felt like king & queen for 2 nights. Check out the website...

And last but not least the makets in Syracuse... again we found oursleves in paradise!

So folks, this is it for now. Not a bad trip for 5 days, hey!? Next trip on the cards is to Dublin... Stay tuned!

xox