One of the disappointments of our trip. All of the really interesting places around Messina need more than a half day by the time you get there and back, but a half day was all we had once they finished tinkering with the itinerary.
In the end we just walked around the parts of the city that are close to the port, then came back on board. We did stop at a cafe to get a fruit juice, and on looking at the menu we decided to have a very early lunch. We shared a delicious mushroom pizza and Paul had a lemon gelato which he voted to be excellent. While we were there a rainstorm hit - we were outside under the cafe's umbrellas and managed to stay pretty much dry. Fascinating to notice that the street vendors are really well organised - we had umbrellas but a number of people around us didn't, and the street vendors who until that moment had been selling cheap selfie sticks and junk jewellery all of a sudden appeared with umbrellas for sale!
Only one more full day on the cruise now, and then this part of the holiday will all be over.
No comments:
Post a Comment