Tag Archives: Italy

Marsala

Posted on October 24, 2026 by If It Was Today

There were two things that interested us about Marsala. One was that it’s the source of Marsala wine. The other was that it has Carthaginian ruins dating back to the First Punic War. The local wineries were closed on the … Continue reading →

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Leaving Palermo

Posted on October 23, 2026 by If It Was Today

I’ve said in the past that one of the things we love about travel is the process of figuring out how things work in a new place. Ironically, the best part is getting to the stage where there are some … Continue reading →

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Last day in Palermo

Posted on October 22, 2026 by If It Was Today

We’ve had some nice meals in Palermo, but nothing really special. Mostly street food and small trattorias which is quite good and very reasonably priced. But Palermo also has some excellent restaurants. We tried to eat in one of the … Continue reading →

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Let’s Go To The Catacombs Today

Posted on October 21, 2026 by If It Was Today

I wasn’t the one who said that. Believe it or not, it was Jan. So we headed off to the catacombs. Along the way, we passed a fabric store and Jan said “no way”. So many firsts today. As usual, … Continue reading →

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It’s Not The Destination – It’s The Journey

Posted on October 20, 2026 by If It Was Today

By some people’s standards, we’ve been taking things pretty easy since we arrived in Sicily. But by our standards, it’s been go-go-go, and today we wanted a slow(er) start. When we finally headed out for a late lunch, we didn’t … Continue reading →

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Travel Day

Posted on October 19, 2026 by If It Was Today

The car didn’t move from its parking spot for our entire time in Catania. We quickly realized that we didn’t need a car in Catania. In fact, it was more of a pain than useful. If we had used it … Continue reading →

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Last Day in Catania (for now)

Posted on October 18, 2026 by If It Was Today

We started the day by walking over to the waterfront to visit a museum about the liberation of Sicily by the allies in 1943. It was worth a visit, and has us both thinking we need to re-watch the movie … Continue reading →

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Jim vs. the Volcano

Posted on October 17, 2026 by If It Was Today

Spoiler alert – no one had to be sacrificed. And I really should call this Jim and Jan see Mt Etna, but that doesn’t have the same ring to it, so … The weather has been sunny and warm since … Continue reading →

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Another Day in Catania

Posted on October 16, 2026 by If It Was Today

Yesterday we visited the ruins of the Roman theatre in Catania, but I knew there was another Roman ruin nearby – a Roman amphitheater with seating for 15,000. When we found the amphitheatre, we realized that we had walked right … Continue reading →

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Catania

Posted on October 15, 2026 by If It Was Today

Another warm sunny day in Sicily. We didn’t have any particular agenda, other than relaxing, enjoying ourselves, and exploring. We were walking down Etna street and we looked over, and what did we see… We don’t usually shop when we … Continue reading →

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