We left Vulcano early yesterday morning, on a hydrofoil to Palermo. It was a 4.5 hour ride over a rough sea. We took a bus to the airport and picked up a rental car. We promptly set off for Trapani, a city we've visited before while on a cruise. Trapani is at the far southwestern point of Sicily. It is a working port city, a bit gritty with the old part of the city very grand and mostly Baroque. Trapani is Sicilian, not touristy. We joined in the nightly passeggiata, or evening promenade, walking up and down the streets of the old city, with restaurants and bars teaming with activity. It was a beautiful evening and we had fun.
We were up early this morning to ride hotel bikes. We are staying near the port and the fishermen begin selling fish by 7. We stopped for a coffee and pastry, rode through the port and along the boardwalk, then dropped the bikes and went back to the fish market, with fruit and vegetable vendors open by 7:30 and fishermen mending their nets.
We were up early this morning to ride hotel bikes. We are staying near the port and the fishermen begin selling fish by 7. We stopped for a coffee and pastry, rode through the port and along the boardwalk, then dropped the bikes and went back to the fish market, with fruit and vegetable vendors open by 7:30 and fishermen mending their nets.
