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Leaving Taormina today!
It was a great 'soft landing' for us in Italy.
We caught a train from Taormina station to Messina. Such a beautiful train station in Taormina I just had to take this photo.
We find we always need to be on guard with transport providers . The first taxi charged us 5euro more than the hotel quoted . Upon arrival in Messina a taxi offered to take us to the ferry terminal for 20 euro. Lucky we followed our noses and walked here in 5 minutes!
A few observations so far........
The favorite clothes for Italian men are blue jeans and a long sleeve shirt sometimes accompanied by a smart business /sport jacket. Often beautifully polished black leather shoes or runners.
A lot of women are wearing blue jeans as well. ( we did not pack any as we thought they would not be dressy enough!)
We are getting fit . Almost all our walking is up or down hill.
The Italians say we are 'like the Japanese ' 'Asians ' because we have been sharing our meals. ie we share a pasta and then a main and salad. Not sure how anyone would manage to eat it all themselves !
Our jetlag finally seems to be over.
The weather has been absolutely beautiful . We have been told we missed lots of rain and low temperatures .
Italian food and wine is wonderful!
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