Villa Chiarenza Maison d'Hotes
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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
... 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
... have to head out towards the station to find the other car hire place. Again, the area near the station is quite unattractive and we wouldn't want to be here at night. The man in the car place is supremely unfriendly and doesn't speak a whole lot of English and whilst we will make valiant attempts, hiring a car is just a way too complicated process to try and undertake without vocabulary. He won't give Paul the car he wants, just says its no longer available and we have to take a small ...
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 ...
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