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Palermo – gruesome and amazing
We rented a cab for the morning. We started out at the Catacombe dei Cappuccini, which has the mummified remains of over 800 Palermitans, including children; the last is a two year old girl in 1912. This was really eerie; the remains, sometimes with some flesh attached, are clothed and standing up or laying down, […]
October 2nd, 2005 by alephnaught
Palermo
We woke at 7A and ate breakfast and showered and planned our day. We had planned to take a bus tour to Erice, Trapani and Segesta, but we’re just tired of sitting in buses and cars so we canceled. Instead, we took a cab over to the Palazzo Abbezia in the Kalsa, or old Arabic, […]
October 1st, 2005 by alephnaught
Arrival in Palermo
We got up and ate breakfast and then walked around outside the hotel a little. I wish Aviva had taken a dip in the pool – the view from the pool is incredible. We originally planned to take a train, but someone I respect at work as well as one of the tour guides on […]
September 30th, 2005 by alephnaught
September 29th, 2005 by alephnaught
Taormina
We got up late, ate, and walked up to the ancient Greek theatre. This required a pretty long uphill walk, including a long stairway. The theatre faces south, which is a traditional for Greek theatres in Sicily. You can climb all the way to the top of the rear, which unveils beautiful vistas of the […]
September 29th, 2005 by alephnaught
Investment Biker: Around the World with Jim Rogers
Title: Investment Biker: Around the World with Jim Rogers Author: Jim Rogers Paperback: 440 pages Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (April 8, 2003) ISBN: 0812968719 This book was recommended to me by the instructor of the ABN AMRO leadership course I took in June. Its a very good book. It shows how an entrepaneur, Jim […]
September 28th, 2005 by alephnaught
September 27th, 2005 by alephnaught
From Naples to Taormina
We woke up and had breakfast. We then couldn’t decide what to do, as we had a 17:35 flight to Catania, so we just walked around the hotel, did a little shopping, stopped for a good lunch at Cito di Santa Brigida, just down from the beautiful old covered shopping area. Our flight was uneventful, […]
September 26th, 2005 by alephnaught
Sorrento
We got a late start – Aviva’s eye is swollen every morning and she needs to ice it after breakfast so she can open it fully. At least it doesn’t hurt her. We got directions from a cab driver to the dock at Beverello so we could get a hydrofoil to Sorrento. The ride took […]
September 25th, 2005 by alephnaught
Museums in Naples
We had breakfast at the hotel on the 10th floor. The room overlooks the harbor, and the views are striking. We took a cab up to the Museo Nazionale, which houses the archeological treasures from Pompei and Heracleum among others. They allowed photography, so we took a lot of photos. There’s a really nice numismatic […]
October 3rd, 2005 by alephnaught