Today we drove through Capaci and then went for a visit to Carini, Mrs. Carollo’s family’s home town. We talked to some people in the town, and looked around quite a bit. Stopped for coffee. Then we went back to the hotel for lunch, and headed out for Palermo. We shopped and looked around Palermo, and walked all over the place. We then went to Terrasini and watched a gorgeous sunset. We found an amazing restaurant, Casablanca, which was run…
Toured to the cute little town of San Vito la Capo, driving through Belestrate on the way. San Vito la Capo was gorgeous… the beach was amazing. We walked around the town, stopped for some coffee, and headed back to our hotel for dinner. Then we played cards on the main floor of our hotel. Another picture perfect day…
Had a long drive to Terrasini, stopping at Erice on the way. Erice was an amazing town… we took a cable car up past the clouds into the town and walked around the castle. It was really amazing! We had a great day there, and then to Citte del Mare, an amazing hotel. We walked around the hotel for awhile then played cards! Fun!
Headed over to Agrigento today, the home of our ancestors! It was a cute little town resembling a little Wildwood! Called a few relatives… Looked around town, then went out for dinner and played more cards!
We had a great time touring Isola Bella and the surrounding area today. We went on a boat ride into the Blue Grotto, and had an amazing lunch at a little roadside diner. Back to the hotel and got cleaned up, and then out on the town for an amazing dinner, with gelato and more cards!
We went up to the top of Mt. Etna, Sicily’s active volcano, today. We had a great time exploring there. We couldn’t believe how cold it was — we were freezing! It was a great time though. We stopped on the way back at a place where they made their own honey. Then home, clean up, take a walk down to Isabella, and then out to eat dinner. Back for Euchre!
Today we went all over Taormina. Starting out early in the morning, we traveled to the ruins of the Greek amphitheater and to Castlemora, and then all over town. It was gorgeous and fun. The day went by quickly. We came back to the room, threw on fresh clothes and got cleaned up and then went out again for a fantastic fish dinner and to walk the streets of the cute little city. Finished off with a game of Euchre…
We had a great trip to Taormina, Sicily. Hit a few road bumps with oversized luggage and not a large enough car, but ironed out the details and we were off and running, with Gary taking the lead with a mini-van with a four speed. The hills are CRAZY here, and our hotel is up on a CLIFF overlooking the city. It was SCARY driving up the cliffs, in the little villages and towns. The street signs are everywhere and…
Laurie, Mike, Gary and I had a great time today, starting with Nino’s superb tour of the Colosseum and St. Peters, amongst other places, and then our continuation of the tour with museums, government offices and street shopping. Even though it poured all day, we were not to be deterred, but kept our pace steadfastly. It was an amazing day! Benessimo!
It was great to see Laurie and Michael pull in about 9:45 a.m. We went and had breakfast and then they had a rest while Gary and I looked around town. Then we came back and picked them up at 2 p.m. and went NON-STOP all day just sightseeing and shopping. We ended the night with an awesome dinner at Navone Notte near the Navone Piazza. Che divertimento! Sono così felice che sono qui! (What fun! I am so glad…
