Syracuse, Sicily,Italy

The Cruise ship entered the port in Syracuse, Italy..It was an interesting old town..Here are some photographs to give you an idea of what it is like in Syracruse. These benchs border the port harbor.

Some of the streets are very narrow

A mime on the street with a cigarette in his mouth

 Piazza del Duomo

One of the ceiling views in Duomo

Restaurant across the street from del Duomo

 View From the Cruise Ship

 Some of my painterly effects

That evening there was a party on the cruise ship deck.. here are a couple of photos:

They are stone sober.

Taormina,Sicily, Italy

Our next port stop was in Taormina, Sicily... We took a cab up to the town area. Here are some photos I took while walking around town:

 A stairway to heavenly food.

 A Dreamer

 A couple of retired buddies

He better wake up or he will miss a sale.

A cruise ship must have arrived.

Greek ruins at the end of town..

I took some photos overlooking the bay from the ruins:

Volcanic Mt Etna in Italy

Sorrento, Italy

Sorrento is a beautiful town with ferry's and roads that lead to a lot of other nice places like the Amalfi coast.

Here is a photograph taken from the cruise ship while we were entering the Sorrento harbor:

We walked up to the top of the cliffs in order to see the town:

View of Sorrento bay and the cruise ship.

 The above views were taken from the cruise ship

Fun on the deck of the ship

The following are a couple of photographs of the final evening party in Sorrento:

Next Month our week in Rome, Italy

Cruising Sicily in Italy

We took the train from Florence to Civitavecchia to board the cruise ship 

Azamara Quest

On the way to the cruise ship I spotted this statue on the beach

I talked someone into taking our photograph as we entered the ship

Here are some photographs taken on the cruise ship:

First port we stopped at Corsica , a french island

Inside a Catholic Church

A painterly effect of an older man checking out a restaurant

The French and Italians like to smoke cigaretts.

A nun walking up the street towards the church

Local Food Market

View of the back of a residence

Florence, Italy

We were only in Florence, Italy for a day and a half..and it rained most of the time... We grabbed our umbrellas and walked around town.. Here are some photographs of some of the things that interested me about the town and its people... People waiting for the Catholic church to open:

A little old lady with her bike and umbrella..Second photo is when she was wiping the water off of her bike.

This elderly Italian gentleman  trying to start his scooter ...All of a sudden he took off down the street.

Kids seem to be the same everywhere..Love their Iphones:

Utility workers and the public drive small vehicles for fuel economy:

Italians like to dress up when they go out shopping:

Main means of transportation in Italy:

We took a bus ride up to see Michael Angelo's David :

The view of Florence, from the parking lot, is spectacular.

View of the Arno river and the Ponte Vecchio bridge.

Looking at the various pizza shops, fruit stands, and small stores are interesting.: