Giardino di Sicilia Bed & Breakfast
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Taormina (Sicily), Italy
... after Tuscany and Piedmont. The distinct flavor of Sicily's wine is due to the volcanic soil from Mt. Etna, the smoldering volcano that rises nearly 11,000 feet above the sea.
Depart the pier with your guide for a brief drive through the small town of Naxos, founded by Greek colonizers in the 8th century BC. You will continue on to Randazzo, located between the Alcantara and Simeto Rivers, and founded in Byzantine times. ...
Eat-drink-read-sleep-swim. Repeat.
... of beach in front of it that has a bit more sand, and no buoys. The concessions are all boarded up for the season which is just fine with us; we have it all to ourselves. For two hours it was just us and the empty beached boats. We stayed there for five hours and there were a total of maybe 10 people on the beach and none very near to us. Off season on this island translates to ghost town! The day had started out cool and cloudy, and the forecast was for rain ...
Close Encounters of the Volcanic Kind
... substituting for the flashlight.) Our third encounter with them appeared to be the culmination of the game, as they pulled into a tighter group chanting “Pauli, Pauli, Pauli!” – I was unable to tell whether Pauli (a slight boy of about 10, wearing a sheepish grin as everyone surrounded him) had won or lost the game. But in any case, everyone seemed happy. We decided to eat at Pescatore at the marina, and had another fantastic ...
Saints, Soccer, and Sweets
The bunk beds on the train were reasonably comfortable and we slept reasonably well, but both woke up frequently during the night. Rob was awake when the train was transferred to the ferry, which was about 4:30am. I woke up briefly at 5am; it was surreal to look outside the windows and see that were were indeed on a boat. The ferry has two sets of train tracks on it; the other set was vacant for our ride, which made it easier to see how it works. I had felt us board the ferry but ...
Left the boot now to Sicily
... with views for miles down the coast. The main street Corso Umberto is about 800 metres long with shops, restaurants and bars along it's length. During the day with ocean liners in, it is very busy but then by about five oclock it's only us" locals" here. One of the major attractions here is the Teatro Greco a perfect horseshoe theatre built in the third century BC. It is still used for arts festivals. We ...
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