Hotel Marika Giardini Naxos

... Taormina for a better view of Etna than from Catania and to check out the town.
We foolishly thought it would be easy to walk the 850m from the train station to the town, but didn't count on most of it being some ridiculously steep gradient. Got there in the end, but bus would have been the better option...

Catania, Sicily, Italy richlum

... Zia Tina’s mother, and then I attended her funeral, being included in the family’s grieving process within her home for three days, this had me experiencing something else intense, buried within another culture.

And yet, here I sit, with one week left, thinking about the departure. Craving it almost. I would like to indulge myself and believe that it would have been different if I came earlier, so that the ...

... are following. I LOVE THAT!

So, hope you all are enjoying the silliness that I'm putting out there for you, and keep on reading, rating and most importantly, commenting. I can't tell you the smile I get when I see that I have responses.

Alright, enough house keeping. Back to being crazy so I have new, exciting things to blog about!

... to see a flowing lava river (as I did in my dreams last night... scary) so I guess one volcanic crater is any volcanic crater? I'm sorry if any volcanologists are reading this and just got really offended. If it would make you feel better I am completely open to being flown around the world to explore various volcanic formations to be proven wrong. Please see my profile for contact details.

Alright, hope everybody is having a very happy halloween! Carve an extra pumpkin/jack-o-lantern for me.

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... Yes Man, playing on deck 15 around the Calypso Pool. The movie starring Jim Carey appeared to be quite funny, something we'd likely rent upon our return home.

The afternoon had us resting on our balcony, enjoying a bottle of vino, watching the Mediterranean pass by us at 20 knots per hour.

We made reservations at Michelangelo's Dining Room where, Rick dressed in a tux and Elsie ...

... in the 1669 eruption in which nearly 12 000 people lost their lives. It is not a brilliant black it kind of gives the city a dirty look.

Our early morning tour of Catania started with 'La Pescheria' (fish market), followed by the chaos of the produce market were we brought fresh fruit and some amazing panini, bread stuffed with tomato, mozzarella and a spicy olive paste. From there we headed up to the Castello Ursino and some Roman ruins (something ...

... probably have shortened stays at a couple of them. I loved the look of this port but we were only there for one hour and weren't allowed off the ship. You will have to look on the map to find out where we have just been. Weather is absolutely fabulous, sea is calm and the drinks are still flowing. Keep the emails and messages coming, we love them. Bye for now.

... A small village perched high above the Mediterranean sea. It's church tower was spotted by Francis Ford Coppola from below and that was how he picked this for the movie the Godfather. It is the village where Michael spots his bride to be and the wedding party winds through the small streets. Very beautiful.

We then went to Taormina ...

... and brought everyone 'American' items, such as, Ralph Lauren polo shirts for the men and American brand perfumes for the females. The Mingari and Fazio families were both extremely gracious and generous hosts. From the moment we arrived, it was clear that we were with family! We stayed in my dad's apartment, which is right in the middle of town and very accessible to pretty much everywhere we needed to go. The apartment was great ...