Sunday, Sept 27

Got checked into a nice apartment, after getting lost in Palermo last night. Nice lady, who did not speak English motioned to watch our luggage on the city bus, and then let us know when to get off the bus. Unfortunately either she told us wrong or the bus did not stop at the stop. So we crossed the square when we got off, as per our directions. Unfortunately wrong square, and 180 wrong way. Finally arrived at apartment. French owner, and probably Nigerian worker (he spoke the English sort of). We were horrified at the garbage cans full, and trash laying in the streets. We were warned again by the apartment worker about pickpockets.

This morning we went directly next door to the Internet cafe. Owner in there puffing away on his cig. A lot more smokers in Europe. Got our plane tickets printed for tomorrow. Will try to do the tickets for Tuesday tomorrow, 30 hour max for check in for those. 

Then I was mean to Jerry, made him go out and we purchased tickets for hop on and off bus. Had lunch between tour busses. Now back at apartment relaxing.
Will stay tomorrow near airport at Best western hotel. Originally we were going back into Rome, but decided not to travel the 30 km to train station. Seen that station enough, and we are leaving on a 6:30 flight anyway. One interesting thing is the silverware. Coffee or tea spoon very small, cereal spoon very large. Below the silverware pics are the garage sales. There were garage sale like spots down some streets. They just set out their stuff next to the gutters full of garbage. Not all areas were this way it turns out. The last pic is also off the bus of a historic building.