Poggio Ducale Catania
Via Paolo Gaifami 5-7 Catania, Sicily, 95126, 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
... people speak a mixture of Italian and English and probably less English than in Italy itself. We’re told the Sicilian mafia are a lot more professional than the Italian mafia particularly in Naples who have no scruples – this made us feel a lot better of course.
In Naples, the mafioso run the garbage collection and disposal for the city. You would never believe the piles of rubbish and bags of household rubbish that litter the streets, ...
The Lady
... building just perfect. Every thing you could possibly think you would need at a very reasonable price located very close to the train station. Fantastic hosts Francesco & his wife who were very welcoming and even gave us a gift of handmade local chocolates on check out. Very nice to be staying in a little bit of luxury for a change breakfast wheeled in on a tray and bonus Tom can actually sit front ways on the toilet. We hire bikes from ...



