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Lipani Mar 17, 2012 8:40 PM

In Sicilia! Walking the Streets of Palermo
 
The vacation I dreamed of for what seemed like an eternity started off rough. Obsessed with genealogy, I've longed to desired to see the place from which my great-grandparents were born. A very late flight; a lost hotel reservation; an extreme amount of sleep deprivation from partying with a bunch of Brazilians in London the night before (totally worth it, by the way); hell, the whole island was covered in a nasty, windy storm upon my arrival. But... Here I was. Recently applying for Italian citizenship, this trip was not only about learning more of my roots, but also to learn the culture and language of a country I could be calling home later this year. First cultural lesson: Gotta get some food!

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AviationGuy Mar 18, 2012 2:53 AM

Beautiful place! Looking forward to many more pics.

mousquet Mar 18, 2012 1:19 PM

Thanks for sharing, love the Mediterranean feeling and the priceless Italian classic architecture.

Little known fact: the Americans first and the French second are the biggest fans of pizza in the world, while Italy provides the tastiest I've ever eaten.

You'll be amazed and proud of your origins if you tour the country, it's amazingly pretty and picturesque, with tons of unique medieval and Renaissance sites, enjoying a warm Mediterranean weather. It would be perfect without the mafia businesses in the south.

STLgasm Mar 18, 2012 1:41 PM

Nice! It seems like Palermo is somewhat off the tourist radar (at least compared to better-known destinations), which makes it especially interesting to me.

Lipani Mar 19, 2012 8:15 AM

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Originally Posted by mousquet (Post 5631783)
It would be perfect without the mafia businesses in the south.

Yeah, that's where my family came from. You know it's going to be interesting when a distant cousin tells you which people to avoid.

Quote:

Originally Posted by STLgasm (Post 5631789)
Nice! It seems like Palermo is somewhat off the tourist radar (at least compared to better-known destinations), which makes it especially interesting to me.

Agreed. It's actually a relief to be in a big city and not being surrounded by tourists (summer could be different though).

Delirious Mar 19, 2012 11:35 AM

Beautiful place. The pizza is :O.

JManc Mar 19, 2012 8:03 PM

great pics! don't see enough of the 'old country' on here.

Okayyou Mar 19, 2012 9:36 PM

Solid tour. I'd love to get over there one day. Are the photos small by choice or did you fall victim to quickrpickr getting rid of the large size?

stormkingfan Mar 19, 2012 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Lipani (Post 5631255)

This is a timeless pic. I like old electrified trains. Good call! Glad you lensed this.

Palermo is definitely photogenic. Hope visit Sicilia one of these days.
....and I could go for some of that pizza. *droooool!!*

Derek Mar 20, 2012 2:07 AM

I want your life. :(

Centropolis Mar 20, 2012 3:06 AM

wolf whistle to this thread! smokin' hot photos/place.

Buckeye Native 001 Mar 20, 2012 3:06 AM

Freaking gorgeous :tup:

SHiRO Mar 20, 2012 5:55 AM

Great pics! Seems like you're having a hell of a time there!

Derek Mar 20, 2012 6:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SHiRO (Post 5634149)
Great pics! Seems like you're having a hell of a time there!

When does this guy NOT have a hell of a time?! :P

diskojoe Mar 20, 2012 4:29 PM

You had me at pizza!

Lipani Mar 20, 2012 4:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Okayyou (Post 5633386)
Solid tour. I'd love to get over there one day. Are the photos small by choice or did you fall victim to quickrpickr getting rid of the large size?

Thanks! I'll look into making them bigger. This is the first photo thread I've done on a message board in a long time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derek (Post 5634168)
When does this guy NOT have a hell of a time?! :P

As you can tell from my Facebook updates, I haven't been on-site for my work in quite some time. Cubicles + Timoteo = :ahhh:

rockyi Mar 20, 2012 10:59 PM

Yeah, I'm jealous, but thanks for showing me a place I'm sure I'll never see in person. (Looks like a hell of a lot of fun)


............Damn I'm hungry!

Derek Mar 21, 2012 6:40 AM

Don't you love your cubicle?! :P



In picture 52, is that a snow covered mountain range in the background, or is it just clouds? If it's mountains, what mountains are they? :)

renthefinn Mar 26, 2012 1:26 AM

I saw the mountains too, and was intrigued. They have snow down there? Or is that on the mainland/continental Italy?

arkitekte Mar 26, 2012 2:58 AM

Amazing photos of an amazing place. Nice set.


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