At Monreale there is a Norman church with amazing colorful Byzantine mosaics all along the ceiling and walls. From the Monreale center there is a view of the golden bowl of Palermo with its many orange trees and one-way streets. When my parents reached Palermo we didn't go straight to sleep. We found a hotel and parking space for a couple of hours. We walked around the Teatro Massimo area, which is where Mary is shot down in The Godfather: Part III. It was a Saturday night and the young hair-gelled masses were out on their scooters and at the bars. There is cafe style seating for thousands out on the streets, and though it was kind of cold, everyone was still out.
Enna is a wild place. It sits way up on top of a hill parallel to another city and is just built right into the rocky mountain. It's the highest provincial capital in Italy, whatever that's worth to you.
This past Friday in Rising Sun, I met a guy who's grandfather was born in Cefalu. Crazy world.
At the archaeological park on Tuesday, one of my gym-mates was working and we all got in for free.
Enna is a wild place. It sits way up on top of a hill parallel to another city and is just built right into the rocky mountain. It's the highest provincial capital in Italy, whatever that's worth to you.
This past Friday in Rising Sun, I met a guy who's grandfather was born in Cefalu. Crazy world.
At the archaeological park on Tuesday, one of my gym-mates was working and we all got in for free.
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