Hotel Savona Catania
Via Vittorio Emanuele 210 Catania, Sicily, 95124, Italy
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La Dolce Vita
... his Mercedes stretch limo!! Not such a posh vehicle it was 20 years old and there was not an undented panel, but he got us there safely another group of 6 in a mini van had to stop half way as it had over heated!
Taormina was very quiet when we first got there and we walked along the main street to the viewing platform then slowly back and up to the Greco Roman Theatre that is the jewel in it's crown.
The shops along the way were all ...
Jewel of An Island
... town on top of one of the highest spots overlooking Taormina.
On our return (we took a taxi back) we stopped for pizza (yes, I ate the whole thing!) we made it back to the hotel to check email, etc. (we were spoiled in Perugia with wireless and here we have to go down to the lobby). Tonight it’s dinner at Casa Grugno, which is highly recommended. More on that experience later.
Have a great weekend all—
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The Sicilian Fly-By and Swiss Fighter Intercept
... by a Swiss Fighter". Sure enough, out of the sun comes a fighter jet and slowly pulls forward and closer to us. The kids waived, the pilot waived back and then banked hard left and dove for the clouds. We have video....but still have to get the video off the tape & onto the computers....our "camcorder" has not been updated even as we have continued to update our ...
Pompei to the boot
... direction and was on our way. Sicilians’ drive just the same as Italians. I think they’re good drivers, cause to find space the way they do, and to drive as close to other things the way they do is amazing. They’re not fussed on lanes, speed limits, or parking direction. They park on either side of the road, in either direction and if there is not quite enough space between two cars to park long ways, they back in or front in with their ...
The Lady
... with four cloisters. It is amazing to think of what treasurers are buried still today. Riding past the Ursino Castle dating back to 1239 a massive very impressive medieval castle with four towers centrally located in Catania. In 1669 lava filled the moat encircled the castle and distanced the castle from the sea and the coast. You can see its original position in a 1679 painting which hangs in the Cathedral. Villa Bellini, monumental ...



