Grand Hotel Dei Templi
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Corfu & Sicily
... the end of it, I learnt the hard way to never refuse food from an Italian! Maria, Franco and Sylvana barely spoke a word of English, so it was an interesting day to say the least. We managed to communicate with them fairly well between mine and Lisa's broken Italian, however some miscommunications we had include: - They thought that Lisa and I were lesbians. It took us a while to explain to them that we were both single and we like boys, not girls. But that led to a whole ...
Valley of the Dolls
... seawater you have ever seen. John wasn’t hungry so he decided to head off alone to the hotel whilst the rest of us enjoyed a gelato break. We relaxed on the terrace of the café overlooking the Mediterranean, eating gelato and enjoying the cool sea breeze. A nice way to breakup a day of riding. We are staying in the Valley of the Temples tonight. Greek ruins litter the countryside so I’m guessing there is going to be some great exploring ...
Taormina
... away. Great food and hospitality. Breakfast is being served, more later, hopefully with pictures. The Internet is very iffy here. Walked through the village of Taormina which was amazingly quaint. Had lunch in an outdoor restaurant in a piazza overlooking the Mediterranean, great food, great service. Very warm today ...
Sicily
... Tempio Della Concordia, Tempio Di Giunone (Juno), Tempio Di Giove (Jupiter). The city of Agrigento, where we spent the night, is built on the hills surrounding The Valle Di Templi, which is a Unesco site. It can get very hot here, very little rain. There are Lots of solar panels all through the area. Our guide who grew up here in Agrigento told us that water for consumption, bathing, cooking etc... is often rationed, it's part of ...
Life in Italy - part 2
... inside In the south, lots and lots of solar panels in fields by the side of the highways. Butter on tables only for breakfast, no butter for rolls or bread at dinner time Using salt and pepper is an insult to the chef, rarely do you see them on the table Shops are closed from about 1 to 4. School is 7 AM to 1 ...