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Roman mosaics and a quaint medieval fishing town
... other towns we have been to. In fact of a night time there are very few on the streets and we feel sorry for the retailers and restaurant owners as the season is all but over. Last night we had dinner at a restaurant overlooking the water and had no trouble in getting a prime table. We have not spoken about the costs of things over here. Compared to the last time we were in Europe the decline in the ...
Day trips to Syracuse and Castelmola
... She was having trouble seeing Mount Etna. Etna sits much higher in the sky than you would think and it is often clouded over. However we were able to point out Mount Etna sitting above the clouds. She excitedly yelled out to her husband "Harry these people have found Mount Etna!. So let the history records show that Etna was not discovered by the Greeks or Romans but by the Vikings from Australia! Ciao for now. ...
Oct 17, 2012
... car would not hiccup while on those backroads as we were a long ways from nowhere! We drove and drove, thiinking we would never find it. we kept waiting for the mountains to appear and wild animals to show. Neither ever happened. The Modonie's are a barren kind of mountain area, high with deep canyons, covered with olive trees and grape vines. The only animals we saw were cows! The Nebrodi's were much more interesting tree an animal wise, although the ...
Back in Cefalù
... eggs and potent local cheeses. Sadly Monday is Maria's day off from cooking so we miss a third night of delights. A local pizza with the last of our wine with Maria is still a pleasure though. I encourage Maria to write a book of her move to the country, her simple, delicious recipes and rationale for sourcing local, seasonal produce. May happen.
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Agrigento Archaeological Museum to Terre di Himere
The Agrigento Archaeological Museum is well worth a couple of hours of any visitor's time. Today it's free for a Sicilian festival date (though when we bought our combined ticket yesterday, no-one told us!). The Greek vase collection is particularly impressive, illustrated with images of gods, satyrs, soldiers and athletes.
One image of a kneeling Perseus beside Andromeda is sublime.
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