A telling juxtaposition of old and new in Palermo's squalid and urban revitalising market neighborhood. An ornate baroque fountain that still serves water to the locals. I presume the date in the graffiti refers to the bombing of Palermo in world war 2. While I was studying the scene a local, pulling a shopping cart full of empty 1litre water bottles came by and proceeded to refill them at this fountain. Made me wonder about where those bottles were going. In some ways Palermo reminds me of the chaotic new/old clash in China. The streets stink and there's litter everywhere. But people are just going about their lives and not worrying about things outside their control.
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