La Sirena
Travel Blogs from Messina
Eat-drink-read-sleep-swim. Repeat.
... if he was protecting us. But as soon as we started to settle in, he got protective of his beach instead. He barked at us for spreading out our towels and then barked whenever I picked up a rock. This turned into nonstop barking, so we decided to abandon this spot. We walked back to the sidewalk and went further up the beach. Ends up the doggie was doing us a favor: after 5 minutes of walking we found something called "Coral Beach": a refreshment stand and bar with ...
Close Encounters of the Volcanic Kind
... Feeling amply warned about the risks of intoxication, we continued on. The entrance fee was 3 euros each and we began our 800 meter ascent to the crater. The terrain began steep, slippery, shifting volcanic sand which was a bit difficult to navigate, and I was dearly missing my walking sticks (Carrie, I cannot believe that I forgot them!) After about 600 meters, the terrain changed abruptly to rock. There was evidence of a stone and ...
Saints, Soccer, and Sweets
... seemed to be just 5 or 6 up through young teens. One goal was demarcated by two folding chairs; the other by two backpacks. The game was exceedingly spirited, including an exchange of insults and gesticulating between an 8ish kid and an 12ish kid playing on the same team. I suspect they were brothers. It culminated in the older kid literally kicking the younger one in the behind. That seemed to settle it and the game continued. We chose one of Diana’s recommended restaurants, ...
Italian Islands
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Initially the region was only a partial thought on my journey but after meeting a couple of the train, both doctors from Northern Italy I became convinced. They had travelled to the islands a number of times and talked of volcanic night vistas, wonderful climbs and spectacular diving.
The largest island is Lipari and where I stayed. The other islands include Vulcano, ...
Visited Taormina today
After inadvertently sleeping to 9:00 a.m. today, we jumped out of bed, got ready for our 1/2 day trip to Taormina and went for breakfast. It was good to have some bacon and eggs to start the day. Oh yes, I forgot to mention that I stepped on my reading glasses and broke them so, please forgive my typos ...
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