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Taormina (Sicily), Italy
... extend from the northern foothills of Mt. Etna at about 2,300 feet above sea level. The site of ancient volcanic eruptions, these lands are now extremely fertile, and continue down as far as the alluvial beds of the Alcantara River. The vineyards of Cottanera extend for 123 acres at 1,640 feet above sea level. You will tour the vineyard and cellar, then have an opportunity to taste their wines, which will be accompanied by some local ...
THE ROCKING IS OVER WE'RE ON LAND YESSSSS
... to the rocking of the ship the day before she had a mid day rehearsal. So we went into Catania which we had already ventured through when I was cruising with my parents. Rosie and I just shopped a bit, go wifi and ate arranchini's (those amazing rice balls that need to come to North America, they are unreal)
I ended up staying in port for awhile after Rochelle went back to the ...
Sicily sucks
... We eventually agree to it and sign all the necessary paperwork but I balk at signing the damage sheet without first seeing the vehicle and am glad that I hesitated. It, like most Sicilian cars has dings in every panel (not joking) and when you see the way they drive, it's really not surprising. He isn't happy when Paul makes a mark on his bit of paper and screws it up and storms off inside. I think he won't hire to us now, which in hindsight, might have been a good thing. Anyway, ...
Left the boot now to Sicily
... with views for miles down the coast. The main street Corso Umberto is about 800 metres long with shops, restaurants and bars along it's length. During the day with ocean liners in, it is very busy but then by about five oclock it's only us" locals" here. One of the major attractions here is the Teatro Greco a perfect horseshoe theatre built in the third century BC. It is still used for arts festivals. We ...
Catania Kitchen
... was picked. Fortunately, he had his credit card in a different pocket but when he went to the ATM to replace his lost cash, the machine kept his card. That slowed us down only a wee bit and we were off to see Signora Consoli. I’ll let Gloria handle the blow by blow; I was pretty passive on this excursion—at least until it came time to consume lunch.
Gloria here: What a fabulous morning!!! A ...
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