Chapter 28 Goodbye Sicily - Sleepless in Bari They arose at midday and caught the 14.00pm (stopping service) to Messina. The journey had been described as a scenic route. The reality was a little different, upon leaving Toarmina and pretty much all the way to Messina, run down suburbs presented the only views. Once in Messina, they wanted to leave as soon as they arrived, like many transit towns, there were several undesirables staring at our two around the station area, this town needed to be transited quickly. In town, there were some nicer area, especially the main square with a fabulous (Swiss like) bell tower. They soon realised they would not be able to get on the train and had to catch the ferry instead, eventually leaving Sicily at 17.30pm. Martin at this point had
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