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The farmers market spills out into the next street

Great plaza area just a block from the market and nearby everything.

The market is only a block from where we started at the Opera House. We have been in a large circle of the old town area covering blocks.. Great walking day into the afternoon. .

Local authorities talking over something important I am sure. .

This evening we were broken into smaller groups for a tour of Palermo by Moto-Ape vehicles... 3 wheel vehicles.. similar in some countries called tuk tuks.

Here are three members of our group seated behind the driver as we buzz across the neighborhoods. The reason I used the word "buzz' is that Ape in Italian translates to "bee" and we buzz through the streets of Palermo aboard these motorized three wheeled vehicles..

As we stopped at one of the neighborhoods in the city of Palermo we were treated to a strange cloud formation in the sky with the sun setting behind it.

Not one cloud formation but two. This one in the opposite direction of the first one we saw. No one could identify what was happening either.

It really looked like a flying saucer for a few minutes. OK folks.. you see it too. what was it?

Arriving at another location.

Here you find a Moto Ape line up of vehicles.

Peep a boo view of the harbor in Palermo through two buildings. Sailboats docked in the harbor.

After leaving our Moto Ape vehicles we are enjoying dinner in a local restaurant. After all our walking today I was hungry.. The food was worth waiting for.. Delizioso...Delicious!!

Everyone was enjoying dinner

Castelbuono is a medieval town in the Madonie Mountains outside of Palermo, Sicily. It is known for its castle from which its name derives, and around which the city developed in the 14th century.

Walking up the narrow streets of Castelbuono lets you know it is centuries old .

Walking down the main street

Entrance into the Castle in the distance through the Arch from the main street in the previous photo. .

The Museo Civico of Castelbuono is a municipal institution containing the historical and artistic heritage located in the Ventimiglia Castle. The entrance has many stairs to the main door. Construction of the Castle began in 1316, over the ruins of the ancient Byzantine town of Ypsigro, high on the San Pietro hill. Hence its original name, Castello del buon aere , Castle of Good Air.

Looking back through the arch into the main street.

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