Palermo

Well we finally made it to Palermo and were pleasantly surprised. After so many disappointments we expected to be disappointed with Palermo but it was much better than we expected. We got up to brilliant sunshine this morning and warm temperatures. Pam and I took a walk on the beach this morning--Pam's first because of weather--and then we headed for the train station.  We missed the train by 3 minutes so Ian decided to drive. I wasn't looking forward to that but it wasn't really so bad. We found a parking spot down by the water and were within walking distance of the train station. Pam needed to check out her route to the airport on Tuesday as Ian and I will have to leave here by about 7:00 am and Pam's flight doesn't leave until 8:00 pm. Pietro will drive her to the train station for the 10:19 train to Palermo (for a fee of course)--It's only about 5 minutes away. She will then spend the day in Palermo and then take the bus to the airport. Rhona will meet her in Gatwick and take her home. Ian and I will arrive in Paris early afternoon and should have time to get our bearings. After leaving Palermo we headed back to Campofelice looking for a place to have lunch (it's Sunday so everything is closed.) We passed a place a couple of kms. from here that we took no notice of  before.  It is a stone building that has holes in it and looks really decrepit.There were loads of cars in the parking lot so we thought we'd take a look. Well--you wouldn't believe what was inside!  It was a huge restaurant, beautifully decorated with tons of people. On Sundays they have a set menu and a set price (20 euros each). We decided to go for it! I can't remember when I was so full. I think it was five courses, with wine, beer and of course dessert.What a wonderful treat! This was the best day in Sicily to date.Tomorrow will be a washing, packing day, getting ready for the next leg of the journey. P.S. Our waiter, although Sicilian, had been married to a Scottish woman and lived in Scotland from 1982-2004. He and Pam had a really good chat and discovered that they had actually worked about 100 metres fom each other. Will try and post tomorrow. Ciao!!