I know I sound like a broken record, but this weather just couldn't be better! I thought Palermo might be more humid, but not so far. And with sunny skies and a high of 65, it's been a delight! I woke up with a really bad eye infection, so I'm back on antibiotics, hoping it clears up enough for me to take our tour to the Corleone museum tomorrow. I mostly did laundry and rested today. The European washing machines make me long for home...you put 2 pairs of blue j...

Our tail feathers were dragging a bit this morning since we had such a late night. Not to mention sleeping in a strange place--although the bed is very comfy and a king size to boot, so no complaints! We took a food tour and were only about a 5 minute walk from the meeting place. Our guide, Marco, actually owns the company and was quite the character. He is a native of Palermo and you could tell he loves his job. Everywhere we went, people were calling out to him...

I can't believe our cruise is over, it went way too fast! We met up with Pam & Mike early, got a bite and then said farewell to them. They were headed to Rome for a couple of days of tours, and we are flying out of Rome to Palermo, Sicily. Our bus to Rome left right on time and we got to the airport around 11:00 am. We tried to check in our big suitcase, but were told we could only drop it off 3 hours before our flight--which meant 2:30. Ugh. So, we lugged i...