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Before we disappear offline for the next 72 hours for our 2nd Analog Weekend adventure, I wanted to share some more photos from our 1st Analog Weekend in Palermo.
On our 3rd and final day, we decided to spend a day by the beach and went to the town of Cefalù, just an hour train ride from Palermo. I decided to shoot with an Ilford 200 B/W film with my brand new Kodak Snaptic A1 Camera.
It was a lazy hazy summer day, the sky crystal clear and pale blue in contrast to the startling deep blue sea waters. From Palermo, you can access a number of beaches but our hearts were set on Cefalù, charmed by our 15 year old guidebook’s promise of old school glamour, beautiful Arab Norman architecture and beautiful beaches crowned by spectacular cliffs.
Reality vs perception: I don’t know why it surprised us but, being June, a Sunday too, the town and beach was rammed. I developed this method a decade ago when visiting Venice: wherever the tourists go, walk the opposite way. Soon we were walking the old city walls with hardly any tourists in sight and suddenly a hole appeared in the walls and a magical stone staircase. Our curiosity led us down the staircase and down to the wash pools, where the sound of water crashing against the rocks created this unworldly feeling. We sat there in silence, enjoying the sound of waves until a sprightly elder gent joined us, hopping from rock to rock like a lizard, free from any gravitational pull.
His name was Salvatore. He came here every day for a dip in the sea , taking a break from running his busy, popular cafe. His English was fantastic with a slight Brummie twang which he picked up from his 15 years of driving buses in the Midlands.
It was a wonderful wee encounter (you will see a picture of us together, me donning his Panama hat gloriously). We might not have visited the wash pools or met Salvatore, if we’d had our phone.
The road less taken is often the hardest at first but comes with rewards for those that are brave. Here’s to our and your next Analog Weekend adventure. Where will the road takes us this time? See you in a few days :)
ANALOG WEEKENDS | Analog | Sicily
#analogweekends
On our 3rd and final day, we decided to spend a day by the beach and went to the town of Cefalù, just an hour train ride from Palermo. I decided to shoot with an Ilford 200 B/W film with my brand new Kodak Snaptic A1 Camera.
It was a lazy hazy summer day, the sky crystal clear and pale blue in contrast to the startling deep blue sea waters. From Palermo, you can access a number of beaches but our hearts were set on Cefalù, charmed by our 15 year old guidebook’s promise of old school glamour, beautiful Arab Norman architecture and beautiful beaches crowned by spectacular cliffs.
Reality vs perception: I don’t know why it surprised us but, being June, a Sunday too, the town and beach was rammed. I developed this method a decade ago when visiting Venice: wherever the tourists go, walk the opposite way. Soon we were walking the old city walls with hardly any tourists in sight and suddenly a hole appeared in the walls and a magical stone staircase. Our curiosity led us down the staircase and down to the wash pools, where the sound of water crashing against the rocks created this unworldly feeling. We sat there in silence, enjoying the sound of waves until a sprightly elder gent joined us, hopping from rock to rock like a lizard, free from any gravitational pull.
His name was Salvatore. He came here every day for a dip in the sea , taking a break from running his busy, popular cafe. His English was fantastic with a slight Brummie twang which he picked up from his 15 years of driving buses in the Midlands.
It was a wonderful wee encounter (you will see a picture of us together, me donning his Panama hat gloriously). We might not have visited the wash pools or met Salvatore, if we’d had our phone.
The road less taken is often the hardest at first but comes with rewards for those that are brave. Here’s to our and your next Analog Weekend adventure. Where will the road takes us this time? See you in a few days :)
ANALOG WEEKENDS | Analog | Sicily
#analogweekends
Comments (12)
2 months agogenctraveller
Bellissimo! 🇮🇹 Glad we managed to grab an analogue drink and a proper catch up too! 😘
2 months agoitsalltriptome
Such a lovely story and beautiful photos 😍 can’t wait to see where this analogue weekend takes you 💗
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