Italy/Sicily | 12 Hours of Poetic Messina

🌧️ Act I: Improvised Rain Symphony Messina greeted us with a curtain call of rain Drops drumming on centuries-old church steps A welcome overture more passionate than bells 🕰️ Act II: Mechanical Noon Miracle The astronomical clock in Piazza Duomo awoke Twelve apostles rotating behind bronze doors As we gazed up, the 9,258km from Shanghai Glowed like stardust on the marble compass 🍖 Act III: Carnivore's Grand Finale In a backstreet Trattoria A waiter presented a three-finger-thick Sicilian tomahawk "Mangia!" Marbled fat exploded like fireworks on our tongues 🚞 Silver-Haired Travel Notes 1️⃣ The sightseeing train - our rainy day savior (see route map) €15 bought not just seats But a moving feast along the coastline 2️⃣ €1 toilet coffee economics Never knew Italian espresso could be so humbling 3️⃣ Professor Sun's "Gluteal Geography" Transitioned from "foot-powered exploration" To "buttocks-led tourism" #ItalianMagicalRealism #CruiseLifeGoldenYears #ClocktowerInTheRain #SteakAndSpires