This is our next destination from Praia a Mare. The ferry ride was very interested. The train goes on the ferry. I've never been on a train that goes on the ferry. IT just made me think about the move I watched last night. DEJAVU. A ferry with a bomb. Action movie.
Anyhow, a picture of the bug bites i got..not sure if it's bed bugs, but I actually don't want to know. So itchy. So gross. Sorry to gross you out. Just to let you know that travelling can be hard. Not always fun.
A view from the ferry.
Italy can be very nice, but so many buildings on the hillside.
So Catania was all about food. Here is the 1st bite of the chocolate croissant at this cafe we went to breakfast, lunch and dinner. hahaha.
The market right by our hostel. We went there almost every morning for breakfast. Fresh fruit, veggies, fish and meat. Where are the figs!!!! Catania is a beautiful place. We did some site seeing, but it wasn't the only reason to come all the way here.
BEACH is what we wanted. We had another great Italian pastry from the cafe.Alright, beach story. So we want to go to the beach during our last few days in Italy. We weren't sure how long the walk would be but we were willing to try. So as we were walking along the road, we saw the water. We headed towards the water only to see many bushes to get through before the water. There was a small dock that would be a way to get to the beach. But instead, we thought that we would beat the bush and bulldoze our way through.
Before we started out trek into the bushes, an Italian old man....OLD MAN, waved us down. He was taking a wizzz on the side of the road and we thought that was odd. So this man wanted to talk to us. We went to talk to him, thinking what could he possibility do to us. So with the little Italian we new, we tried to tell him where we wanted to go. He understood and was willing to take us there. So we got into the car and off we went. What could possibility go wrong when it's early in the morning and that there are 2 of us. HUMMMM.....A LOT actually.
So he took us to the beach but all the beaches were closed. It's not summer anymore for the Italians....but for Canadians, it's still hot. He found a blanket for us and we all sat to tan. We told him that we are fine now and it's all good. So as we slow de-layer to our bathing suits, he stayed to watch. He wanted to give us massages. He wanted to watch us swim and everything. It started to be creepy. He started to touch Tanya. She got us and took a walk. I was alone with him....which isn't a good choice. He started to touch me. YIKES! What did we get ourselves into. He so wanted more. YUCK. Did I say he was an OLD MAN! So I took our stuff and started to walk further away from his car and saying NO. He almost pulled down my bathing suit. I was ready to fight. Not cool. I'm so glad I started to walk away when I did and get out of here. I can't believe it can happen in broad daylight. NEVER TRUST ITALIAN MEN. I don't agree with their approach. So glad to get away and leave that place. Never get into a car with an old man. I learned my lesson.
Alright, back to the pictures. Here is a famous food that is from Catania. This is one of their mascots I guess. But it's a great food. Deep fried with rice and tomato sauce.
It was yummy. More food in Italy.
Bike rally of some sort during the evening. I thought it was rather interesting at that time of day.
A nice garden in the city of Catania.
A statue in the garden. What am I trying to do....what is my hand doing there???
Alright, so in this garden, there were many famous people. Many that I don't know. Perhaps they were mayors of the city or something. But one of the statue was missing.
So low and behold, I tried to get up.
My first try, only a bit of my head. I'm trying to be Frontini.
2nd try, almost there. But still wasn't high enough. I had to pause for a bit as there were guards or people walking around.
Low and behold, I was up. I'm one of them...except i'm still alive. hehehe. It was fun to be a statue for a few seconds.
So some more site seeing in the area.
Some more food that I had to try before I leave Italy. YUMMMM! One of those pistachio cannoli known in the Sicily area.
One of the servers who was there every morning to greet us. :) Our last Gelato before leaving Italy.There are more pictures I remember, but next time. Gotta move on to other posts. A start of a new year. Wrapping up Italy.
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