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Happy Thanksgiving!
Sono grata per tute le experienzie che mi ho piacuto queste anno, mi salute e mi amici.
There was even turkey. Non mi e macato a casa.
Eunice's parents, Marta and Nuccio are lovely. They live in the country, above a small village called Giarratana in southern Sicily with Lula and her 4 cat friends; Picolo, Grigia and the 2 Neros. The views are beautiful. It's winter here, and kind of cold, but in spring I'm sure that Nuccio has plenty to do with his olive, ...
Part 1 - Rome to Sicily
... course of grilled spigola (European seabass), dessert (I can't remember), and a generous glass of Sicilian grappa to assist digestion. Fortunately Nino had a room available just across the road so I didn't have far to walk.
For our last day in Sicily I took Dad to his church in Floridia that he attended and was baptised in as a young man. (Extremely) unusually in Sicily, Dad attended a Baptist church from his teenage years, along with his ...
Police car ride
I had my 1st ride in a police car, lol mom will be proud ! nothing bad my BMW broke down and I had to give them my gps and they took me back to the hotel . I thought it was because I passed them at 170' but they were kind to help me. What is the chance a Renault would have caught me. ...
Noto
... at a place recommended by our host and it was great...more raviolis and ignocci. We are on a kick! Who has the best in the land! The streets were windy, but not as bad as some of the other places we have visited, but we certainly did get lost trying to leave for Siracusa. Poor Lloyd. He will be so glad when this driving madness is over. From Noto, we decided to go to the Vendicare Reserve on the way to Siracusa. A lovely place where birds migrate ...
Charming Ragusa
... anywhere...after ending up in two steep neighborhoods, one we had to back out of, we decided that it wasn't important enough to see. So, after backing down a street, we hi-tailed it out of there and headed for Comiso. Which we also decided to skip, and went directly to Ragusa. It was a wild drive...they pass in tandem in this country; three to four cars at a time. We have had so many near misses with a head on that I don't even want to think about it. ...
Amenities
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking
- Pets allowed