Somehow this trip slipped through the net. Not because it wasn't wonderful and certainly not because I have no photos to show for it but simply because life took over and writing blog posts was not a top priority. I can happily say that now it most certainly is!
I had hoped to visit Rome this Easter but, as in all areas of life, Covid took over and the #stayathome slogan quashed all hope of travel. But I'm nobody's pity and hope very much to visit the city as an "Arriverderci Corona" when travel is possible once more. In the meantime, I intend to relive last summer's glorious Italian holiday but writing a post (or three) and delving into my deep deep file of photos.
We flew into Palermo, emerging from the plane to be hit by a wall of dry Italian heat - that which seems to characterise the country in my memories. At the time it is suffocating but right now, as I sit inside and England's gloomy skies loom wide and grey, I long for the sensation of being enveloped in its blistering heat!
Our time in Palermo was short - two nights in a B&B before hitting the sea and travelling by ferry to the Aegadian island of Marretimo. Short but certainly sweet - in terms of both the city's stunning architecture and the deliciously huge amounts of gelato that formed our diet for the duration of our stay. And with that, I justify the only foodie photo from these few days being one whopping sorbet:
Walking around this city was hot hot hot and all the better for it. I'm not quite sure why but the intense heat seems to make my memories of the place all the more memorable. When I look back at these photos I can almost feel my brow begin to bead and my top starts to stick for no reason. Add that to the copious scoops of sorbet that were consumed as heat relief and you've got some majorly multi-sensory memories.
Palermo, I'll be back! In fact, for all my talk of heat and "multi-sensory memories', I would love to visit at a slightly less stifling time of year so as to explore the countless gems of museums and galleries this place has to offer without being quite so vulnerable to the magnetic pull of every single Gelateria in sight.