farnz Posted October 7, 2011 Share #101 Posted October 7, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Cheap hotel, next to the station... Should be full of life Edit: It looks OK to me, if their website is anything to go by I stayed at the Hotel del Centro on my reconnoissance visit last December and am staying there this time too. The hotel's basic but clean, the management speak good English and the staff is friendly and the hotel is located in an interesting area - the former Phoenician quarter with ancient buildings and narrow alleyways. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 7, 2011 Posted October 7, 2011 Hi farnz, Take a look here Palermo in October. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
erl Posted October 8, 2011 Share #102 Posted October 8, 2011 I stayed at the Hotel del Centro on my reconnoissance visit last December and am staying there this time too. The hotel's basic but clean, the management speak good English and the staff is friendly and the hotel is located in an interesting area - the former Phoenician quarter with ancient buildings and narrow alleyways. Pete. Thanks Pete. I chose it off Google Earth, (a) for it's proximity to Central Station (I arr. from Roma @ midnight!), and ( because the streets looked narrow and invitingly mysterious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted October 8, 2011 Share #103 Posted October 8, 2011 ... and ( because the streets looked narrow and invitingly mysterious. There's plenty of those in the Phoenician quarter, Erl, and 'next door' in the dodgier former Arab quarter. Peter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted October 10, 2011 Share #104 Posted October 10, 2011 Just had another look at the weather forecast. Bring an umbrella seems to be the current indication. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George James Posted October 10, 2011 Share #105 Posted October 10, 2011 Have a great time everyone, enjoy yourselves and I look forward to seeing all the marvellous images !! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted October 10, 2011 Share #106 Posted October 10, 2011 Just had another look at the weather forecast. Bring an umbrella seems to be the current indication. Hmm, it's changed from last night when it was to be around 28 degrees and solid sunshine. Scorchio! Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted October 10, 2011 Share #107 Posted October 10, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hmm, it's changed from last night when it was to be around 28 degrees and solid sunshine. Scorchio! Pete. Possibly but then a. It depends on which site you look at. b. Weather forecasts are notoriously inaccurate! I shall still bring an umbrella - as well as a sun hat and Factor 30. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viramati Posted October 10, 2011 Share #108 Posted October 10, 2011 Sorry Guys I can't make it after all. Finances won't permit it at the moment. Hope you all have a great time buon divertimento a tutti Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted October 10, 2011 Share #109 Posted October 10, 2011 Grazie, David, and what a shame! Perhaps next year ... Cheers, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 10, 2011 Share #110 Posted October 10, 2011 Have a great time everyone, enjoy yourselves and I look forward to seeing all the marvellous images !! Same from me! Really wish I could have made it. Best, Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted October 11, 2011 Share #111 Posted October 11, 2011 For those who are flying to Palermo please take note: the arrangements for the bus have changed since I was in Palermo in December so what I wrote earlier is now wrong. They are rebuilding at the airport so the bus stop has moved and when I trudged down to the underground train station to buy the bus ticket, the little kiosk was closed. I found the Prestia e Comande bus by walking out of the front of the airport, turning right, walking 50 metres or so until I found a slanted concrete building-bunker-thing on the left and the bus was waiting beyond that. I paid as I entered the bus and the price was 5 Euro 80. If you have the correct shrapnel (change) you'll avoid the rather melodramatic rolly-eyes and world-weary "huff" from the driver. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted October 11, 2011 Share #112 Posted October 11, 2011 I paid as I entered the bus and the price was 5 Euro 80. If you have the correct shrapnel (change) you'll avoid the rather melodramatic rolly-eyes and world-weary "huff" from the driver. Thanks Pete - I'm packing my gear as I type . . . well, nearly! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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