Mafia is immortal
Palermo reviewsIt is officially considered that allThe top of the Sicilian mafia is isolated from society, whiling away their days in prison. But I got the impression that the mafia is immortal and the godfathers are still at large. True, they managed to stay hidden well and start a completely legal business - hairdressing salons! For a whole week I looked into the windows of barber shops, hoping to see at least one woman there. In vain. Both the masters and the visitors were exclusively male. Moreover, they spent most of their time not getting haircuts and styling, but in animated conversations. No doubt they are discussing plans for blood feud! At least, this is the impression you get if you watch these heated debates from the sidelines. Where the fair sex creates beauty is a mystery. Or was I walking the wrong streets?
BE HAPPY!
Unlike Milan or Rome, on the streets of PalermoThere are no model-thin girls. It is not customary here to exhaust yourself and count calories. City dwellers are alien to obsessive thoughts about the compatibility of products, the amount of fat and other nonsense. No one would even think of giving up pizza, spaghetti and especially dessert. At the same time, the ladies do not look plump, but rather appetizing. I admit, even I sometimes glanced at the lush busts and seductive "rears" of local beauties. Who clearly do not have complexes about their shapes.
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COFFEE AND CIGARETTES
This is where there are definitely no disputes about harm andbenefits of coffee, so it is in Palermo. From morning till night in numerous bars and cafes crowds of people wanting to drink a cup or two of invigorating drink. And not some light cappuccino or latte... A stormy temperament requires an equally stormy drink. Coffee here is special, "Sicilian". It is served in a tiny thimble cup. A sip of rich, bitter-black, aromatic liquid is washed down with cold water. And "a snack" is a cigarette. The pursuit of a healthy lifestyle has not reached the sunny island, and Sicilian women smoke with relish on the open terraces of cafes. To live for your own pleasure and to despise everything that interferes with this is the motto of the residents of Palermo.
LIFE WITH TASTE
In guidebooks to Palermo there is a separate iteminclude excursions to cafes and pizzerias. There are two passions in this city: to socialize and to eat. Both are done with soul. They communicate noisily, loudly and actively. They eat a lot, tasty and varied. Guides to Sicily should include a separate item on excursions (with tasting, of course) to local trattorias, pizzerias and cafes. Or just along the streets, which in the morning turn into shopping arcades. Shrimp, oysters, mussels, squid, fish and other gifts of the sea. All kinds of vegetables, fruits, berries, greens. And all this gastronomic wealth was caught, collected or dug up this morning. Is it worth mentioning what an extensive menu numerous snack bars and restaurants offer their visitors. But do not be surprised if, having chosen something from seafood or fish, you hear a polite refusal in response. It is just that today the desired sea creature was not caught in the fishermen's net. And frozen fish does not exist here in principle. But Palermo does not live on fish alone. The Sicilian capital is a kind of Mecca for those with a sweet tooth. People even come from the continent for the local pastries! Cannoli are especially popular - tubes of crispy dough with a filling of ricotta and candied orange. Girls eat them in unimaginable quantities, carefully maintaining the splendor of their forms. Which is so appreciated by local men.
