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Taormina

The cab to the airport picked Graham, John and I up at 3:45am. Even at that time, I was warm enough in just a shirt. Graham’s flight to Frankfurt and our flight to Catania, Sicily left at the same time. It was hard saying goodbye to him. The flight to Sicily was very short; under a half hour. Upon arrival, we had to wait an hour because the car rental …

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Plovdiv

It was a beautiful day in Plovdiv. We immediately started our day of touring by climbing up the steep cobblestone streets to the Old Town. I sure felt the muscles in my legs after a week of climbing up steps in Bulgaria. Our first destination was the hilltop ruins of the Citadel.  What an amazing view of the city. The city has been inhabited for 6000 years. The variety …

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