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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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Sicily

Posted on October 14, 2026 by If It Was Today

We had a direct flight from Montreal to Catania, so we actually managed to get a few hours of sleep. Not exactly a full night’s worth, but pretty good, as these things go. Still, our plans for the day didn’t … Continue reading →

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Three Countries in One Day

Posted on September 26, 2026 by If It Was Today

I am now humming “4 Seasons in 1 Day” by Crowded House and it just about sums up our travels this week. We began our day in Basel, Switzerland and in the afternoon met our the late comers in our … Continue reading →

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Basel

Posted on September 23, 2026 by If It Was Today

Tuesday: We began our day with a hearty breakfast at the hotel – authentic Swiss muesli! (Of course…)After we checked out we walked over to the Spalentor (the gate of Spalent) the “most magnificent” of Basel’s three remaining gates built as … Continue reading →

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Just Another Paris Sunday

Posted on September 21, 2026 by If It Was Today

But before I get to Sunday, a little more detail about Saturday. We visited the Musee d’Art Moderne and saw 3 exhibits. One was the Spirit of Electricity, which was painted by Raoul Dufy for the 1937 World’s Fair in … Continue reading →

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Just Another Day in Paris

Posted on September 19, 2026 by If It Was Today

I don’t have much info about today, other than it was a great day … and they are exhausted. So I won’t add too much text, and instead I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. I’ll start with a sequence … Continue reading →

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And They’re Off

Posted on September 18, 2026 by If It Was Today

This is a travel blog. Generally it deals with my travel. But for the next two weeks I’ll be trying something different. Jan booked a river cruise on the Rhine, from Basel to Amsterdam, with her aunt. At least that … Continue reading →

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