At sea & Palermo by night

What a restful day! Our cabin had a large window with views over the calm, blue ocean. We spent most of the day reading in our cabin and thereby avoided the hundreds of small kids on board. For lunch we had a prosciutto panini with enough prosciutto to indicate that it is the norm here, rather than something of a luxury.

We arrived in Palermo, Sicily about 5 pm and only had to cross the road to our hotel. Soon we were out pounding! the streets where things don't look like mainland Italy, it feels more like Barcelona or maybe Turkey. We found a great spot for dinner and I asked what was typical Sicilian on the menu. The waiter suggested spaghetti with sardines! I know, it sounds gross, but it was super delicious. I spotted pine nuts, sultanas and lots of juniper berries in it. With a glass of Sicilian red, it went down exceedingly well.

Walking home we passed a gelati shop so I chose pistachio and limone. It was pretty hot for eating whilst walking but we managed with lots of licking. Photo not for publication!!

                                               The Opera House is in the background

Kel is eating calamari

As we were walking home we came across a giant street party. All the streets in the area had a light show which was what caught our attention. It was a celebration for the patron saint of the vecchio borgo (old village), Saint Anna. There was rock music, food, drinks, stalls, fireworks and it seemed everyone was there.