Hotel Principe d'Aragona Modica

enfin sortie des rue sombres et sales de naples, Syracuses est une ville tres jolie et prorpre. La temperature est un peu plus douce le soir et le jour, au soleil c'est chaud. Nous avons vue le parc archeologique qui concitent une arene romaine, un theatre grec et une immense grotte ...

partie avec 35 minutes de retard, on est arriver plus de deux heures en retard a notre destination. 11 heures de train pour se rendre a syracuse. heureusement, la ville et l'auberge sont tous les deux tres belles.

point interessant , pourqoi partir un pont quand on peut prendre une heure pour mettre le train dans un bateau et lui faire faire la dstance en longueuil et montreal? les italiens le savent surement !

After our stay in Siracusa, we drove to Agrigento, on the south coast of sicily. Stunningly beautiful blue sky and blue Mediterranean waters set off the sight of magnificent Greek Temples onthe ridges overlooking the bay. Built in the period of around 565 BC these beautiful structures have withstood the ravages of invasions by Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Normans ...

Our trip itenerary took us next to Ortigia, the oldest paart of Siracusa. Our hotel was situated on a narrow street, barely wide enough to drive a car. Hotel Gargallo was in an old building, but inside it had been renovated and modern accommodations were a delight. We met relatives there, whom we had not ...

... who spoke very little English took it as their duty to get me back to where I needed to be safely. They started calling friends of friends to confirm bus schedules and stopping the bus at a pay phone so I could call Anna, but then there were no pay phones in the tiny, little bus stop towns, so then the girl used her cell phone to call Anna, and the whole time she was trying to explain to Anna who she was and why she was calling, the bus driver was -- 2 inches from the phone, saying "Tell ...

... span.

I am happy to report that we flew on Sunday morning, and so we only lost 2 days of traveling in Sicily. The next time I blog I will be writing about the second cousins which we had the great pleasure of meeting today, in Siracusa and Floridia, Sicily.
For tonight, I will just say goodnight and I wish everyone a happy Halloween. Love, Mary Jo

... back again. Needless to say I spent most of my time in Venice having 3 different times on my 3 different clocks. My flight departed at 12:40 so when I was showered and mostly packed by 10 I was feeling great. At one point I walked by one of my roommate's alarm clocks -- 9:38. Fantastic. I asked my hostel host where to find the post office -- I had plenty o'time. Until I looked at my watch and realized the girl's clock hadn't been adjusted. It was 10 ...

Nach längerer busfahrt kamen wir in syracuse an und fanden auch das teure hotel, das wir nach unserem psycho-hostal uns gegönnt hatten. ein 4stern-hotel ! die ganze busfahrt über freute ich mich darauf und auf die saubere schöne einrichtung und dusche und alles…

Dort angekommen meinte die inhaberin, dass sie keine reservierung von uns habe…nach langer diskussion merkte sie, dass es über hostalworld.com gebucht wurde, welches sie schon seit 1jahr nicht mehr ...

... stadje lijkt wel een set van een film. Door de gele zandsteen waarmee de kerken, kloosters, paleizen en gebouwen zijn opgetrokken lijkt alles heel nieuw.






Maar nader bekeken is Noto met al zijn straatjes een echte stad met Sicilianen en waar renovatie van de vele gebouwen die in verval zijn geraakt, de kenmerkende activiteit is. Ook hier kijken we met open mond naar de imposante Cathedraal (San Nicolo) en er tegenover het ...

... grilled potatoes and zucchini, and strawberries and bananas in lemon juice. Suzanne and Jenna both got lasagna. It was all amazingly delicious. After lunch, we played around the mountain, walked along a crater, and did a little souvenir shopping. Then it was time to get back on the bus and head back toward the south to Modica, the chocolate capital of Sicily. :) We did a lot of napping on the way to Modica, but we were awake when we went over ...