Day 4 Palermo

Today we walked about 10 kms through the streets of the old town of Palermo.  The history here is incredible and the remains still intact giving a great insight into how these people lived even before the advent of Christ, some parts are 2500 years old.
The Sicilian people are friendly and happy to share their country.  The G7 meeting is in Sicily this weekend at Taormina but will be finished before we get there.  Wonder if Trump is getting as much pleasure as us from this historical bonanza we have come across ?


On our walking tour of the old part of Palermo.



Some of the churches were amazing with hundreds of years of work completed inside.



Statues and fountains at most piazza's



Tourist trade increasing daily



Fountains on all four corners of this intersection.



The curved streets were fascinating.



Another coffee stop in the old town of Palermo.



A quick look at the fish market, look at the size of the sword fish on the left !


An amazing church built in the second century with 15 metre high ceilings.



A gate through the old wall.



Some of the detail inside one church.



A couple of tourists in the middle of the main intersection that was closed to traffic.

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