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		<title>the godfather</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To end this week of Sicilian photos, I thought I'd include this which is pretty much the most stereotypical view of Sicily people have. It's what I was thinking about during the entire trip anyway. We even went to the town of Corleone (but didn't stay long). I thought that Sicilians might not like the fact that their island is so inextricably linked to the image of the Mafia but based on the amount of Mafia-based tourist tat for sale, I'd say they're not particular fussed.]]></description>
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		<title>santa rosalia festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the first week of June, most of Sicily seems to have this festival to celebrate Santa Rosalia. We were in Palermo on the last night of the festivities, and got caught up in the thick of the celebrations as a massive golden figure covered in rose petals was paraded through the city from the Cathedral to the seafront. It was bizarre. There were fireworks, big bands, sweet stalls and general madness and people were loving it. Quite an experience.]]></description>
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		<title>temple of dioscuri</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agrigento, on the Southwest of Sicily, is pretty much a horrible city. No offense to it's inhabitants, but it was noticeably less attractive than the other places we stayed on the island. It possibly didn't help that our hotel was dire but that's another story. What it did have going for it however, was a massive archeological site of various ruins which, while blisteringly hot, were great to explore. Our hotel room actually looked out onto a Greek temple which was an awesome way to wake up. Next time though, we'll just make it a day trip.]]></description>
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		<title>etnaland!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sicily isn't all about decrepit streets and olden things! This waterpark near Catania, provided a much needed respite from the blistering heat, and a whole day of slides! It was great. We very nearly didn't get there after getting hideously lost (it's in the middle of nowhere and the directions on their website are awful) but it was worth the trek, even if we stood out a mile as the only pasty English people amid the deeply tanned Sicilians.]]></description>
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		<title>ortygia streets, syracuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ortygia is a small island in (/next to) Syracuse in Sicily and is roughly a mile square piece of land crammed with streets like this. It's also known as Città Vecchia (Old City) and has various mythological links which give you a sense of it's importance in olden times. Basically, it's a superb place to pass the time. Oh, and it homes the best B&#038;B in Sicily - L'approdo Delle Sirene. Look it up :)]]></description>
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		<title>teatro greco-romano</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Sicilian town of Taormina, this theatre was built in the third century BC by the Greeks and altered throughout the early AD's by the Romans. Perched on top of a piece of rock that overlooks the sea, with Etna lurking in the background, it really is a glorious location. A bit like the Minack theatre in Cornwall. In fact, Taormina reminded me generally of Cornish villages.. like St Ives.. Quaint. ]]></description>
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		<title>palermo streets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kicking off a week of Sicilian based photos, this is a (somewhat) typical back street in Palermo. Before going, we'd read plenty of stuff about how the Mafia still has a firm grip on the city, and not to venture too far from the tourist path so I was slightly apprehensive but in reality, we never came across anything frightening. Apart from the traffic. But that's another story. Essentially, driving around Palermo makes you a man :). What there IS a lot of, is dilapidated buildings.. we even saw a student protest about it at one point.. It's a shame, (but it makes for nice photos).]]></description>
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