$100 Taxi Ride: (Ep5) - Palermo/Albuquerque

Nestled on the north coast of Sicily, this city by the sea has been influenced by many great civilizations, which perhaps explains why it's like one giant intersection with no one directing traffic. Our cabbie Enrico Mazzela takes us to a fishing port, Pilgrim's Mountain, the Sanctuary of Saint Rosalie, and the Catacombs of Capuchini. We're sure the thousands of mummified remains in this ancestral home of the Godfather is just a coincidence. Enrico enlists his friends in our tour:one careens through the city on her motorized vespa with our traveller hanging on for dear life, and the other gives us a primer on Sicilian wines. Next we're off to Albuquerque, even though new freeways have replaced America's famous Route 66, they still cross the wild west at Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Aztec Motel is a reminder of the city's bustling past, and our taxi driver Troy shows us other examples of free-spirited southwestern architecture. We also visit the National Atomic and Tinkertown Museums.