Garden Catania
Via Madonna delle Lacrime, 12/B Catania, Sicily, 95037, Italy
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La Dolce Vita
... for Christmas and the atmosphere was very calm and peaceful, unlike the hurly burly in the summer months when it is full of day trippers.
The theatre has such a beautiful setting, but Etna was a little shaded by cloud although clearly visible to the naked eye, wit ha little smoke rising from it's peak. Unfortunately only the close up photos showed it off well. And we were lucky, it erupted a couple of days later!
A stop for coffee and an ...
Jewel of An Island
December 8, 2011
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Perugia to Rome
On a train bound to Rome. The Umbrian countryside (eye popping greens and fall hues--goldenrods, chocolates, oxbloods) rush by like in a colorized Fellini film. Paul's ended his meditation week and he’s in an altered state—centered, content and calm. Oh, and sleeping away as only he can do. We’ve said our goodbyes to the others and ...
The Sicilian Fly-By and Swiss Fighter Intercept
... Rice Balls."
We manifested for the Germany flight and wound up on an Air Force Lear Jet! Before we boarded Travis asked, "Dad, can I have a window seat?" My reply, 'Travis, everyone has a window seat!"
It was a six seater and we were the only four passengers. After a couple hours the pilot turned around and said, "Don't be alarmed, but we are going to ...
Pompei to the boot
Bonjourno again,
This morning we are driving from Pompei to the boot of Italy and then the car ferry to Sicily. We found Hertz (only 100m from us) and organised our car documents. We had requested a 7 seater due to big adults and 5 pieces of luggage and the fact that everyone likes a window. We did the docs and got to our car - a Renault Poblo, looked a bit like a lunchbox (Jens's description) and yep, only 5 seater. Went back in and was told that’s ...
The Lady
... of the lava flows and rock. Mt Etna is massive with hundreds of craters and we were lucky enough to be there the day after some activity the night before with some lava spewing out. She was heavily smoking away today and we had made the right decision by leaving her to view last on our tour as the weather had cleared by then. On the way down the mountain we could see houses and other things that had been partially buried during the last major ...



