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Nuccio is an excellent tour guide
My last day in Sicily is a good one! We arrive at Zia Ester's house in Siracusa and only stay long enough to drop off Marta so she can help cook. Nuccio and I walk the perimeter of Isla di Ortegia, which is a beautiful part of downtown Siracusa, another UNESCO site. It is surrounded by the Ionian Sea's clear, turquoise waters. We see fountains, churches and eat ice cream (Don't tell! We still ate ...
Happy Thanksgiving!
... to the UK. It was wonderful to meet Eunice's sister, Kristina, and her family. I especially enjoyed the Monopoly game with Giulia and Deborah.
I beat Nuccio in Scopa*- a great italian card game much like casino but with prettier cards- (he may have let me win), learned to make biscotti, and toured the historic part of Giarratana, including the remains of an old castle and "downtown" Ibla, which was worth an evening in the rain to see its beautiful domed ...
Part 1 - Rome to Sicily
... so, so you oscillate between driving at 150kmh on the completed sections to 50kmh or less on the unfinished sections.
We stopped at the lovely town of Tropea in Calabria that evening, and in the morning strolled around town in the warm sunshine, and just before leaving I decided to have a breakfast of one of the town specialties, chocolate tartufo icecream (the other specialties are red Tropea onions, and a salami spread called 'nduja made from ...
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At B&B Vinci, a really nice place to stay. Large room, on the bottom floor, with a terrace on the top where we had breakfast. Not as good a view as some of the others, yet comfortable and clean. Best part...no wicked stairs to climb this time. We stayed almost in the heart of this beautifully baroque town, walked and relaxed. visited the town square where we had a cappucino and tried our wireless, which didn't work in the room this morning. ...
Ode to GRANITA!!!!!
... fell in love. The sour lemon taste tingled her tastebuds and the cool icy texture quenched her thirst. Tiana then tried a sip, expecting a plain old slushie and was blown away by the wonderful obscurity of the taste. She bought one instantaneously, and was graced by the overwhelming desire to have one everyday. M So we did. The next day before returning to the bus for our trip to Sicily we consumed one of these breathtaking refreshments. The next day after a tiring ...
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