We left Naples Friday night and took an overnight ferry to Sicily. The boat was really nice and was almost like a cruise ship. We had a really nice room that I shared with 3 other girls. Once we got our stuff to our room we all went an grabbed some snacks and drinks, but were pretty tired so we went to bed soon after. We had to wake up on the boat at 5am to get off! Before going to bed we did get a taste of how Palermo culture might be since the whole boat was mainly men and all of us girls were pretty creeped out by them. We got stared at and gawked at while we were in the public areas of the boat.
When we got to Palermo we got off the boat and made our way to the hostel. The city was pretty quiet since it was so early in the morning, but we were able to find our hostel by walking and following the map in my guidebook. It was right near Teatro Massimo which was a very large and historical theatre in Palermo. We ended up waking out hostel owner up to let us in and were able to drop our stuff of but not check in since it was so early. We decided to wander and grab some breakfast nearby. We all got our usual italian breakfasts consisting of cappuccinos and pastries, which I'm lovingggg, while we waited for our other friends staying at another hostel to call. Once we were done they were still busy checking in so we walked through an open market that we saw near the cafe. The market went on for miles and they sold fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, everythinggg. We even saw a sheep hanging to be bought! Eeeew!!!
We stumbled upon Palermo's huge Cathedral which was gorgeous! We then made contact with our other classmates who were checking into the other hostel and made plans to meet at the catacombs in Palermo. We were able to find them pretty easily, but had to decided to walk there which was fun but far! The catacombs were not what I expected at all. It was basically the basement of a church and there were preserved full bodies of people! It was really creeeeepy.
We then went to the next town over from Palermo that was at the top of a large hill. It was a gorgeous view and we got to look at a really amazing cathedral there.
That night we went to dinner at a place we found online that was owned by an Italian man who had lived in America for a while, so he spoke English really well which was awesome! The food was delicious and we had a great time. We then met up with the other group to go out that night. It was a lot of fun but towards the end of the night the girls were starting to get pretty freaked out by all the guys staring at us. Palermo really only has men, it is soo weird.
The next day we got a guided tour of the Teatro Massimo which was really really interesting. The inside was gorgeous and we even got to sit in the Prime Minister's box! We started to head to the bus to get to the airport and grabbed some food on the way. It was pretty easy to get to the airport and we made it safely back to Rome!
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