Capo D'Orlando Part One: Living Test
Arrival As last time when we flew into Palermo, we exited the plane via steps (I always feel like the President), then onto a shuttle bus for a short ride to the terminal. Traveling between Spain and Italy, no Customs, so it was just a matter of waiting for our luggage then on to find the shuttle bus service to take us into central Palermo. €12 total for 2, for a pretty drive along the sea and into the city: Excellent! More inland from here is the city Carini, which is one of John's ancestral home towns going farther back. Carini ancestors are in the line of John's paternal grandmother, Benedetta Adamo. Carini connections begin with Agostino Gambino, John's 4th great-grandfather. I have more work I can do in this line. So many branches, so little time! Agostino Giuseppe Michelangelo Gambino, baptised 19 September 1764 in Carini. Since Capo D'Orlando is about two hours from central Palermo by train, we stayed overnight at a B&B a block from Palermo central statio...