Sat.7th. Jan.
A day of disappointments. Woke up excited at the prospect of going to Cefalu and onto Etna. Discovered that Etna had stopped erupting. How dare it?? So we'd missed out on the eruption. Decided that we'd hang around another day and explore Palermo. Took the bus and found ourselves outside the church of Santo Domingo. Went in and took a look, probably would find it's way into my top ten. Had gelatto, very good, and cheap. Tourist office was closed until 3pm. so we wandered around the shops, very up-market, smart town. Had panini for lunch, delicious, and coffee. The opera house and the concert hall are very impressive. When the tourist office re-opened we got a map and a local paper with information about concerts etc. By that time it was time to head back to the site. Maybe we'll have another look before we leave the island. Returned to Sferrocavallo and bought some dulce. Jan tried on several woollen dresses and jumpers but didn't buy. It's been that kind of day. Jan cooked lamb casserole for dinner, lamb dreadful, all bone. Another disappointment. The whisky is as good as it was yesterday, things are looking up. Saturday night TV awful. On the move tomorrow.
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