Palermo
Back in 2022 I posted a photo essay on the doors, windows, and street art of Palermo from our month stay. Has it really already been almost two years since then? Egad, I'm so, so far behind in my blog goals! There is much to share and never enough time to prepare. (I really, really don't understand people who complain about or have worries about being bored in retirement!) So, better late than never, here's a post about our 2020+ adventures in Palermo. Palermo is right up there with all of the other famous cities of Italy, especially if you love history and architecture. It's a great place to visit! While we were based in Palermo, we were working on exploring nearby towns as potential retirement places. As well, we made time to make a very special trip to Alcamo to meet John's Impellizzeri cousins and to explore this ancestral home town of three of John's grandparents. However, we did have a good amount of time to explore many of the jewels of Palermo duri...