Hotel Scala Greca Syracuse

Catania photos here:
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We were debating whether to do a Mt Etna tour but in the end decided to give it a miss as it was expensive and we weren't guaranteed on seeing much depending on the conditions up the mountain.
Instead we caught a train ...

... nous avons visites les catacombes de san giovani. un ancien aqueduc romain transformer en cimetiere pour 20 000 corps. Puis ensuite, on a visiter la vieille ville ou le duomo a ete construit sur un ancien temple Grec dans lequel on voit encore les colones au travers des murs.

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 ...

... met, but we had been in contact recently by e-mail. They were happy to meet us, they took us to visit several elderly cousins, who spoke only Italian, but whose happiness to meet us was shown by kisses, hugs, tears, and abundant sweets and espresso coffee. We will hold memories of these dear people in our hearts.

... 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

... br>B&B Massimo, ha una lunga tradizione di
ospitalità e accoglienza, che ha reso la nostra struttura B&B, tra
le più affidabili della città. Veniteci a trovare, per prenotazioni o
maggiori informazioni, compilate il form nella sezione contattaci.
I nostri servizi: Parcheggio e prima colazione
le nostre stanze Ampie, spaziose, dai colori caldi
e gradevoli, parquet ...

... 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 ...

... habe. Dann meinte sie, dass der uns bestätigte preis in unserer confirmation (welche ein vertrag darstellt!) nicht gültig sei: sie wolle eur 14.—mehr! Nach langen diskussionen über die verbindlichkeit eines vertrags und einer buchungs-bestätigung einigten wir uns dann irgendwie und sie fand nach langem suchen den schlüssel zu einem zimmer, welches wohl für solche notfälle vorig behaltenwird (wo es kein duschvorhang hat und so…). und für das im preis eigentlich ...

... can buy a new one haha. we arrived back home around 2am and the Volcano Etna was in motion. There were two large streams of lava coming down my cousin and i decided to go on top of the terrace with binoculars and look. it was a magnificent sight you could here the BOOMS as fireworks of ash and lava sparks shot up. it was super cool. there is a website where you can ...