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Taormina (Sicily), Italy
Naxos is gateway to the island of Sicily's strategically significant northeastern region. From this port city, it is a short transfer to Taormina, resting 820 feet above the sea and overlooking imposing Mount Etna. In the early 20th century, Taormina became a colony for expatriate artists and writers, including D H Lawrence. Highlights of any tour of this city would include the remarkably preserved Roman-style Greek Theater, whose acoustics ...
THE ROCKING IS OVER WE'RE ON LAND YESSSSS
It was nice to wake up to a non rocking ship. It may be hard for some of you to understand what it is like to try and function while a ship is rocking. It makes even simple tasks like eating, brushing your teeth and showering very awkward. Sleeping is difficult as well especially when you feel nauseous...
We didn't have too much time in Catania together since Rochelle's show got ...
Sicily sucks
Day 44 Catania Sicily Today we dock in Sicily and we have been looking forward to this as we have not been to the southern part of Italy in our travels, although we have heard both good and bad things about it. We have decided we will hire a car and go up to see Mt Etna which is an active volcano that apparently still erupts every 9 weeks or so. We have been searching for another couple to travel with and share costs, but so far have found no likely prospects. We get talking to a group of ...
Left the boot now to Sicily
... grow rapidly. Also came across many old lava flows. We then went back on the bus and climbed up to 1900 metres before getting on a cable car that took us to 2600 metres. We then set off on a steep climb to the summit (3350 metres) but time and aching limbs left us a few hundred metres short. The volcano is still active and you can see smoke coming out of the crater. Last eruption was in March this year. It ...
Catania Kitchen
... wheat, it is the only flour used for pasta and most breads. We learned to make cavatelli from scratch. Who knew I could make shells with just a roll of a thumb? The dish was prepared with cauliflower (purple) which by the way turns white when it is blanched and par boiled. Then it was sautéed in olive oil and garlic and combined with the pasta and cheese and cooked until a golden crust forms. I won’t go into ...
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