We have been way too cool wearing our new sunglasses and boots and drinking little cups of espresso, riding scooters and smoking cigarettes to blog. But now that is out of our systems, here's an update: in Agrigento we learned that the Carthaginians (Hannibel and Gela) brougt 50 elephants and destroyed everything. Sicily has just been rife with takeovers from the Greeks, to the Romans,the Saracens, Normans, Spanish, Arabs. We went to Segesta and saw the temple there, then onto Erice, a medieval walled city high on a mountain overlooking the sea. We have been in Palermo for 2 days and we have seen 3 civil strikes within 2 blocks of our hotel. The guidebooks all say what a pit Palermo is - with pickpockets, muggers, theives but the people here have been absolutely wonderful to us. Sure, the streets are full of trash, horses, dogs, cars, buses, motorcycles and people - but what city isn't? We went to Teatre Massimo (scene of the final act of Godfather III) and saw the ballet Coppelia and then returned for a third time to our favorite bar the Bar Liberte, where they treat us like royalty. We took the bus to Monreale and saw the fabulous mosaics in perhaps the most beautiful church in the world. Tomorrow it is off to Rome.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Damn Carthaginians!
We have been way too cool wearing our new sunglasses and boots and drinking little cups of espresso, riding scooters and smoking cigarettes to blog. But now that is out of our systems, here's an update: in Agrigento we learned that the Carthaginians (Hannibel and Gela) brougt 50 elephants and destroyed everything. Sicily has just been rife with takeovers from the Greeks, to the Romans,the Saracens, Normans, Spanish, Arabs. We went to Segesta and saw the temple there, then onto Erice, a medieval walled city high on a mountain overlooking the sea. We have been in Palermo for 2 days and we have seen 3 civil strikes within 2 blocks of our hotel. The guidebooks all say what a pit Palermo is - with pickpockets, muggers, theives but the people here have been absolutely wonderful to us. Sure, the streets are full of trash, horses, dogs, cars, buses, motorcycles and people - but what city isn't? We went to Teatre Massimo (scene of the final act of Godfather III) and saw the ballet Coppelia and then returned for a third time to our favorite bar the Bar Liberte, where they treat us like royalty. We took the bus to Monreale and saw the fabulous mosaics in perhaps the most beautiful church in the world. Tomorrow it is off to Rome.
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