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Taormina (Sicily), Italy
... after Tuscany and Piedmont. The distinct flavor of Sicily's wine is due to the volcanic soil from Mt. Etna, the smoldering volcano that rises nearly 11,000 feet above the sea.
Depart the pier with your guide for a brief drive through the small town of Naxos, founded by Greek colonizers in the 8th century BC. You will continue on to Randazzo, located between the Alcantara and Simeto Rivers, and founded in Byzantine times. ...
THE ROCKING IS OVER WE'RE ON LAND YESSSSS
... met up with a few crew members at a cafe where there is good wifi. I was able to have a video chat with my mama before heading back to the ship.
I watched Silhouette the show for the 7th and 8th time and watched the movie Goon. On a side tangent, this movie is hilarious and since parts of it were filmed in Winnipeg it made me very happy to watch while being so far away from home. ...
Sicily sucks
... we have to return the car and be back on the boat by 4-30 and we have had both our passports stolen, plus all my credit cards, money, international drivers licence, iPod, my camera with all our holiday photos and worst of all, they also have Marty. We are devastated but have no choice but to go back to the boat and try and report the theft, otherwise we will be stranded in Catania with nothing and the boat will also be gone. Paul drops me at the port while he returns the car and then ...
Left the boot now to Sicily
... the train was loaded on to a ferry and we crossed over to Sicily. This transfer accounted for about one and a half hours. We arrived in Taormina late afternoon.The train arrives at a point well below the town of Taormina so we had a bus trip up the steep road to town. Followed by a walk uphill to our apartment and then 47 steps up to our beautiful apartment.....absolutely knackered. The apartment is all we ...
Catania Kitchen
... Paul neither cooks or cares to learn, I was surprised and touched that he would choose this shore excursion as opposed to going up Mount Etna for example. A grand gesture and not unnoticed.
Going to the market with one of the signora’s assistants was mouth-watering, except for some of the fish stands where nothing is wasted and there are several nasty bits for sale. The fruits and vegetables were ...