Sicily
Bondi Tram
Peter Colquhoun and Sandra Colquhoun
Thu 1 Oct 2009 18:26
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The Straits of Messina. Bondi Tram did not get caught in any
whirlpools, but there were numerous
ferries to dodge.
 Palermo was described in our guide book as a rusty tiara..Piazza Pretoria
is below
 Piazza Bellini
   Milazzo, the castle
 The Spanish Steps in Milazzo
 Mount Etna from our anchorage in Taormina Roads
 Taormina, a popular resort town on a hilltop overlooking Taormina
Roads.
    Taormina seen from our anchorage
 Entering the harbour at Siracusa in a thunderstorm. Siracusa turned
out to be one of our
favourite anchorages. This was the place that Archimedes lived
in...until killed by Roman soldiers
when they stormed the town.
 Siracusa castle
   The facade of the cathedral in Siracusa. This was built on the temple on
Athena.The origial columns can still be seen.
 Sicilian puppets. gWe went to puppet show. Very
dramatic   The Greek theatre, Siracusa
 The Ear of Dionysius...so called because Dionysius, tyrant of Siracusa in
its Greek days, used
to eavesdrop on prisoners kept in the catacombs below.
 The cathedral at Noto, 30 miles south of Siracusa
    The markets in Siracusa
  Swordfish steak
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