November 7 Syracuse

IMG 3866  trying to keep up with our dizzying schedule 20171107 101449  suiting, or shoeing, up to go out 20171107 101509  the interior of our apartment  block 20171107 101842  the exterior, not-so-charming, of our apartment block but free parking
20171107 103333  Time travel in Sicily...the start of an arch sci-fi story 20171107 104134  Sucking it in above the old Greek temple 20171107 104144  more temple IMG 3868  ruins
IMG 3867  what do I spy, but the market! 20171107 104556  how did my pants get here? IMG 3869  market wares IMG 3870  olives
IMG 3871  pistachios IMG 3872  various confits IMG 3873  crucifers IMG 3874  purple cauliflower!
IMG 3875  not seen this before IMG 3876  whatever you want 20171107 105135  spices IMG 3878  Christmas colors
IMG 3879  fish, but from where? IMG 3880  ratatouille in the making IMG 3881  little pepper plants IMG 3882  cactus fruit
IMG 3883  a kind of blood sausage 20171107 110453  Sicilian deli IMG 3884  cheeses IMG 3885  the first encounter with the sandwich meister
20171107 110710  people lined up for this guy 20171107 110715  he was listed on Yelp as the second best restaurant in town 20171107 110832  back to the fish IMG 3886  we found this funny for some reason
IMG 3887  public buildings IMG 3888  trattoria IMG 3891  pedestrian street in Ortygia, the old city IMG 3892  the piazza in front of the Duomo
IMG 3893  Baroque IMG 3894  texture IMG 3895  piazza IMG 3896  floor in the Duomo
IMG 3897  Duomo IMG 3908 IMG 3909  along the waterfront IMG 3910
IMG 3911  above the old and mythic spring 20171107 122918  It didn't start with Harvey Weinstein IMG 3912  bridge to the fortess IMG 3913  at the end of the island
IMG 3914 IMG 3916  not yet open, still to be restored IMG 3917  the Med IMG 3918
20171107 125701  on the battlements IMG 3919 20171107 125830  back up the waterfront IMG 3920  guard house
IMG 3921  we stopped for a restaurant lunch 20171107 133642 20171107 133650  swordfish 20171107 140826  giant banyan
IMG 3922  espresso and gelato 20171107 144921  back at the sandwich spot 20171107 145747  the man 20171107 150029  every kind of cheese
20171107 152805  greenery IMG 3924  afternoon on the piazza IMG 3926  the canal that separates Ortygia from the mainland IMG 3927  colorful
IMG 3928  more boats IMG 3932  one half of the massive sandwich 20171107 201234  magnets 20171107 201543  chocolate
20171107 201557  more chocolate