France Trip: Palazzo dei Normanni in Palermo, Italy

Friday, June 12, 2026

An absolute highlight of the Hop On / Hop Off bus of Palermo, Italy was my stop at the Palazzo dei Normanni (Norman Palace). Absolutely stunning interiors with lovely exterior tropical gardens!

And this wraps up my two-month long Europe (mostly France, but a little Zurich and Palermo) trip!

France Trip: More Palermo, Italy

Thursday, June 11, 2026

For lack of better planning, I spent my last free day in Palermo on the Hop On / Hop Off Bus, seeing the sites, poking around, and doing Palermo things.

France Trip: Food in Palermo, Italy

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

There was certainly no lack of stupendous eats in Palermo!

France Trip: Conference in Palermo, Italy

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

If one has to travel for work, I suppose it's not half bad to end up in Palermo, Italy...

France Trip: Palermo's I Segreti del Chiostro

Monday, June 8, 2026

Is it even Italy if you didn't buy pastries from nuns in a church?

This is the I Segreti del Chiostro, located inside the Monastery of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria. Fresh cannolis, made on demand!!

France Trip: Around Palermo, Italy

Sunday, June 7, 2026

I may've left France, but I didn't return home! It was time to go to Palermo, Italy for a work conference! The conference was in an inconveniently located university in the city, so I stayed in a scenic little neighborhood soemwhere else.

To be honest, I didn't really plan much around Palermo. Just absorbed the tasty foods and beautiful buildings in between attending conference sessions.