Day Eighteen - Jun 8, 2012

Palermo, Sicily

High Point: It's a toss up, either wandering Palermo to the catacombs or this awesome terrace over the market

Low Point: Getting to the catacombs at 1:15 to find they close from 1:00 to 3:00

Miles By Foot: 7

Today's Antiquities: A few thousand dead bodies under a monastery

Today's Weather: Sunny, hot. In the mid to high 80's

Tonight's Lodging: Franco's flat in historic Palermo

Touristic Events: Piazza Cappucini Catacombe

Travel Tip: Internet and wifi are not the same thing, yes we already new this but didn't connect the dots

Daily Didactic

Shutters. We've got to get some. They keep the interior of the apartment nearly black until you open them. It is a wonderful solution for sleeping in when it has become bright out. We rose a little before 9:00 and whipped up some Ballaro Market breakfast. We went for a walk trying to find wi-fi. It turns out that when you are renting a room "internet" here does not mean wifi, it might mean a cable connection. We don't have anything that takes a wired connection, so this the second place we haven't had internet. We did find some internet on a quick walk and uploaded a day to the website and checked email. We then packed up and headed out for the day's target, our first catacombs. Long story short, we explored much of Palermo (purposefully and not), had an authentic lunch, and saw a lot of dead bodies. A little weird on that last item. We made it back to our flat late in the afternoon and enjoyed our terrace until it was time for another dinner of tuna and fresh produce. We really like Palermo.