10 July, True Palermo

Market, swordfish, snails
Palacio Normano
Various churches, and the thearters
Stress about the room
Tourist office
Museum
Brioch -con panna
Stigghiola (carne)
Panino milza
Panino crochette e panelle (con limone e sale)
Sfinchione con chipolle
Quartiere kalsa (parte antica)
Localita mare – Mondello
Pupa to the rescue
-I may owe a favor
no toilet seat
Beer with Francesco
Anita
Midnight volleyball at Mondello
Palermo vs Miami











9 July, Palermo with Tony

A stroll in Milan
To Palermo!
Manuela on the plane
The eagle’s view
Hotel drama, Arte Palermo
Impressions: crazy drive, dirty, rough, saporoso, reminiscent of 3rd world, many contrasts, odors (garbage), people sizing-eyeing me up, dirty, some amazing girls, kebabs
Another beer with Tony, Palermo=Bronx of Italy?
City by car at night




8 July, Almost Portofino

Camoglie, understanding Chicho
Stone beach
Full of people
A question of contrast
Granita and focaccia
Traffic, and signs from the car window
Watermelon diner
Daniel still missing
To Sicily tomorrow
Beer in Milan

7 July, Ferrari

San Marino passport stamp
7 closed gas stations (another Italian experience)
Goodbye Shad
Surprising Fabri, disco




6 July Gubbio, to San Marino

Gubbio, towers, castle
Looking for Dan
Winding road to the caves
Closed for lunch – a typical Italian experience
Urbino, graduation, waterfight at the fountain, American students
Adriatic, senegallia
San Marino, bicycle beauty contest, rock/cliff castles, campers from Prague, red moon over il mare, beer on the cliff











5July, Assisi

Mountain over Assisi (sibil…?), cows, attack bee
Assisi, serenity arriving, Spanish missions, monks, basilica of 3 levels, spiritual
Granita, chatting with the staff
Got a hat
Gubbio
Inn-keeper’s daughter (beautiful)
Climbing more hills in search of food
Menu “tipica” roastbeef with cheese, pasta al ragu, manzo, custard













4 July, Pienza to Perugia

Piacevole Pienza
The road to Montepulciano
Chatting with wine-girls
Walking Montepulciano
Cellars galore
Considering Corsica
Nap at the lake
Skipping stones
Perugia, students, a possible favorite
Tried a few sets, but ended up stuck in the vasca






3 July, Montalcino

Super-service in country store
More Sunflowers
Exploring Buonconvento
Up the hill for a panorama
Abbey
Montalcino
Annoying tour arrives
Lunch with a fine wine
More off-roading in the Fiat
Wine tasting 1: the cellar
Wine tasting 2: CA/Italian chick
S. Antono Abbey
Dinner at Il Rondò with Ali
How much will I miss Italy?
Will I ever feel “home”