Welcome to Palermo, Sicily

After 4 airports and many hours, we arrived in Sicily ' s capital this afternoon.   It is warm (high 80's) and sunny here.  There will be 40 of us with Sun City Grand connections on a food and wine tasting trip through Sicily and southern Italy for the next two weeks.

We just had time to go to an ATM machine and take a brief walk around the city's center.  Tonight we'll have a " welcome " dinner to meet the entire group and get the daily itinerary for the next few days.

One startling fact: gas is between  $6-7 a gallon due to heavy taxes on it.

Here are a few first impressions of Palermo.

Most people live in apartments 

Parking is a problem
  

We joined Jim and Joni for a drink in a covered sidewalk cafe