Back from my walk in Palermo

When I came back on the ship I found Carol where I had left her- in the quiet of the ship's library.
Most cruise ship libraries are not as ornate and luxurious as this one though. It's the biggest and best I've seen so far.

A fireplace! But of course you can't have an open fire on a ship....

View from a window in the library

Ornate backlit ceiling

Just the place to relax, especially when raining outside or hot and humid.

Carol spent a could of relaxing hours here. Only one other person came in during that time.

Of course most people were ashore on organized excursions or wandering around as I was.

Here's a video from my hour ashore....