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Images 11 - Sicily

An outstanding and very welcome late lunch from one of Palermo's famous street food eateries

No, Google Maps, we can't drive down here...

...and this street is dicey too

Fresh fruit market, Palermo

We can actually fit down this street

Palermo Cathedral - a beguiling mishmash of nearly 1,000 years of architecture...

...eye-catching from all angles...

...including this one...

...especially its arcades and portico...

...and its cupolas...

...and its roof (especially for our head of culture and our head of artefact climbing)

Piazza San Domenico, Palermo

Arriving at our first 'garden stay', with Samuele, our host

Relaxing in the sunshine, after a long day and night crossing from Tunis

Chief wildlife photographer in action. Birds and ants today.

Palermo, from our 'garden stay'

Palermo, from a rather hilly morning run

Vegetable sellers - and a first glimpse of Palermo (and Sicily's) enormous rubbish problem

At our second 'garden stay' - following the 'path' down to the sea...

...disappointingly rocky and rough when we got there...

...but still good for climbing

View towards Ciotta, from our 'garden stay'

Laurie, having breakfast in his tree

No, Google Maps...

Arty shot, Valley of the Temples, Agricento
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