Old postcards? Or.....

No these were pictures taken from the inside of a cable car, the Funivia della Etna, going up the last part of the Etna. Obviously the cable car was doing it's job already for many years. The windows were dirty and scratched and made from plastic in different colours. But the result has some charm. It reminded me of old picture postcards that were also brownish and "used".

The cable car stays well under the edge of the actual crater at 2500m. According to the Lonely Planet it will take another 3,5 to 4 hours walking to get at the summit and back. 

The sun was shining, but now and then fine clouds passed by. The snow was blinding white and we did our best to see the top....

Then down again. The cable car brings you back to 1923 m, where the Rifugio Sapienza offers huge car parks, a lot of souvenir shops and places to eat.