Trip to see the Etna with Pedro, November 16/17, 2002

Milano airport: The Italians have strict laws concerning bestiality on escalators.

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Palermo, nobody bothers painting lanes. Guess why.

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Centuripe by dusk.

the region

The Etna from the west, too far from the eruption

near M Turchio, NE from Adrano

Taormina, a city perched on a cliff, Sunday 17

This is the scenery we had breakfast with.

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a pool full of ashes

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between Nicolosi and Pedara

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from Nicolosi to La Sapienza

the lava river from two years ago

Real-estate bargains.

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La Sapienza

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at the top

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The crater in eruption is near to the first "o" in La Montagnola

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the lava river (200m away)

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altitude: 2520m

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We were not the only tourists.

12:45

Hot stuff.

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time to go back

GPS data for the climb from La Sapienza to the top and back.

Last updated on Sat May 1 05:53:28 EDT 2004 by GhG.