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Taormina (Sicily), Italy
... appreciated in performances today; the splendid 15th century Palazzo Corvaia; and the Odeon, a small Imperial Age theater set amidst colorful public gardens.
SICILIAN WINE ROADS
Duration: 4 1/2 hours
Tour Code: tam-006
Explore Sicily's historic winemaking tradition during this picturesque half-day visit to the wine region near Mt. Etna.
Sicily is Italy's third most important wine and ...
THE ROCKING IS OVER WE'RE ON LAND YESSSSS
It was nice to wake up to a non rocking ship. It may be hard for some of you to understand what it is like to try and function while a ship is rocking. It makes even simple tasks like eating, brushing your teeth and showering very awkward. Sleeping is difficult as well especially when you feel nauseous...
We didn't have too much time in Catania together since Rochelle's show got ...
Sicily sucks
... unsavory end of town. We are driving along a main street when a motor bike rider stops in front of us going the wrong way. He has such a stupid look on his face we think he must be a tourist who accidentally is on the wrong side of the road. We have no option but to stop for him as we are hemmed in from behind by traffic and he has his bike now right up against the front of the car. In a clearly practiced maneuver, his accomplice in a bike helmet opens up my side of the car and steals ...
Left the boot now to Sicily
... the train was loaded on to a ferry and we crossed over to Sicily. This transfer accounted for about one and a half hours. We arrived in Taormina late afternoon.The train arrives at a point well below the town of Taormina so we had a bus trip up the steep road to town. Followed by a walk uphill to our apartment and then 47 steps up to our beautiful apartment.....absolutely knackered. The apartment is all we ...
Catania Kitchen
... cold. Her kitchen was large and warm and complete with Signora and four assistants, one of which was her daughter Monica. She had tables set up with a place for each of us. Recipes, cutting boards, rolling pins and pens at each seat made it obvious that Paul’s idea that he could sit on the patio and drink wine while she held her class was dashed the minute we entered her realm. She meant business. We got a lesson ...