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Roman mosaics and a quaint medieval fishing town
Setting off from Taormina we gave ourselves a rest from lugging bags. We had arranged a private transfer to take us across the island to Cefalu. A mercedes and our driver Antonio arrived on time and we set off on a six hour drive to our destination. We ventured inland through fertile farming country which included vast tracts of gum trees apparently introduced to Sicily by Mussolini. On the way we took ...
Arrivederci al Prossimo Viaggio
... in the Hotel Ambasciatori which I found online and chose because of its location and price; unexpectedly it is a really nice hotel! We set out for an afternoon walking tour of Palermo. We headed up Via Roma, hung a left on Corso Vittorio Emanuele and one block later reached Via Maqueda and Quattro Canti. This crossroads is a four-sided monument; each corner is a four-story concave façade with fountains and statues and ...
Day trips to Syracuse and Castelmola
... sandwich at a local family restaurant. Started with complimentary bruschettas and ended with their local almond wine. They were extremely friendly with Mamma taking our order seated at our table. The real Sicily! We had a great time in Taormina, a perfect place to spend a week in an apartment. As a final tribute to Taormina we would like to relate a story about an American tourist we met at the Greek ...
Hanging with the Mafia!
... drinking coffee at the bar. As I said before the weather was pretty bad and the big ferry was rolling around a little bit, hopefully the weather holds off for us tomorrow!!
We had to vacate our cabin a whole 1.5hrs before we docked, much to our disappointment. So we headed out to wait in one of the lounge bar areas until we docked. There was a singer cranking out his/her (jury is still out on that one) stuff, which made for the last hour drag by rather roughly!
We ...
Another Day, Another Sicily
... taught that littering is a bad thing while I wonder if anybody is picking up the many trash containers we see, some upright and some overturned.
We enjoy a scenic sightseeing drive through Palermo, then head for Segesta, discover and a view of the renowned Doric temple on a bare hill in the deserted countryside. This unfinished temple was to serve as a monument to an unknown diety and was never finished. We walk up the steep path ...
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