We thought Palermo, the capital of Sicily, is a vibrant city with an unbeatable sandy shoreline, glistening water and half-naked people strutting around the streets. We were quite wrong yo. Palermo city has no beach to boast of and its shore is dominated by a huge not-so-pretty port. Nevertheless, we had a fantastic time at Mondello, thanks to the great beach and...the bestest seafood pasta I've even had!
Speghetti Presidente from Ristorante Poldo 2 on Mondello Beach
Speghetti Presidente from Ristorante Poldo 2 on Mondello BeachTeatro Politeama: A stunning entrance with the quadriga on the stone arch.
Teatro Massimo
The Duomo: By far the most amazing architecture in Palermo. The entire cathedral is in this natural honey colour, yet it is so subtly beautiful. It was built in Catalan-gothic style, and the interior in neoclassical.
San Giovanni: Just one of the many Arab-Norman architectures in Palermo. They all have the unique red domes on top.
Beer has become part of our lives. Trying out the Birra Moretti from Italy.
Mondello!
Teatro Massimo
The Duomo: By far the most amazing architecture in Palermo. The entire cathedral is in this natural honey colour, yet it is so subtly beautiful. It was built in Catalan-gothic style, and the interior in neoclassical.
San Giovanni: Just one of the many Arab-Norman architectures in Palermo. They all have the unique red domes on top.
Beer has become part of our lives. Trying out the Birra Moretti from Italy.Mondello!Mondello beach is just a half-hour bus ride from Palermo central. It's more popular with locals than most tourists who like to venture further to Cefalu (amazingly beautiful fishing village cum beach). Squeezed into a rowdy-teenagers-packed bus and caught the beautiful view of Monte Pelligrino (ya the mineral water brand!)along the way.
If only Sentosa has such clear blue water, where you can see right across the horizon, the seamless separation of sky and water, and not Indonesia in the distance.
If only Sentosa has such clear blue water, where you can see right across the horizon, the seamless separation of sky and water, and not Indonesia in the distance.23rd May was a very special day. As you can see the pics below, we actually opened a bottle of Sicilian chardonnay. It was...
... the Champions League final between Liverpool and AC Milan!
YA! like sooo important right? Jem swears a Liverpool fan cannot miss the match if Pool is in the Champions League final. SO, we sniffed out which pub shows the match, arrived there 1hour 45min early and waited. and waited.
It's our first time doing such atas stuff like opening a bottle of wine haha. When the waiter came with the fancy cooler and apperitives, we were so excited. Then felt so suaku for taking pictures :)
Admiring the sunrise as we rush off to the Palermo airport...
CIAO for now!
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