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November 21,2024
I am scheduled to fly back home next Monday, November 25th. I have been in Rome 10 days by myself as Claudio was called back to the States to consult on a project. It’s been a lot of fun catching up with family and friends, but I’m ready to come home. Here are some highlights…
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October 25, 2024
Our flight was at 4:00 pm. out of Catania Airport. The stress of air travel is getting to me….getting to the airport 3 hours early so we can drop off the rental car, drag our luggage to the airline, check-in the luggage (which always brings on a fight between Claudio and I because inevitably his…
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October 24,2024
It was time to say goodbye (and thank you) to our hosts for their hospitality and generosity. We headed to see Mount Etna….the largest volcano in Europe and one of the most active in the world. ***Unfortunately, the below pictures were free images available online because that day Etna was enveloped in fog 😦 But…
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October 23, 2024
Breakfast with Giovanna and her husband….and we’re off to see the Valley of the Temples. I’m excited. The drive to the temples was short but the walk along the great wall was long (called the Via Sacra… the Sacred Way). Agrigento seen from the Via Sacra. Olive trees line the entire walk…. Trees that are…
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October 22, 2024
The decision was made to see The Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. Rather than take the highway, we took roads along the coastline. It was interesting to see how the scenery changed. First we passed Ispica then Modica, both centers of organic farming, especially for zucchini, tomatoes, olives and vineyards. Then we arrived at…
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October 21, 2024
One of the towns we wanted to see was Noto near Siracusa. The town was founded around 260 B.C. as a mountain town and had a rich history through the centuries. However, in 1693 a catastrophic earthquake struck the area and the town was razed to the ground. More than half the population was lost…
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October 20, 2024
Woke up early this morning, had a good breakfast and left for the archeological park of Siracusa. What a difference a day makes….sunshine and 72 degrees! It’s a beautiful morning but the volcano, Mount Etna, is snow capped! Greek theatre Spring water Scenes from the archeological park How old do you think this magnolia tree…
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October 19, 2024
This morning, I woke up to the sound of rainfall .. strong rainfall We proceeded to check out the boat with the charter personnel and disembarked this morning at 9:30 a.m. The driver came to take us to Catania Airport to pick up our rental car. It should have taken an hour and fifteen minutes…
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October 18, 2024
Left Vulcano in a drizzle of rain and with many dark clouds in the sky. We have been extremely lucky throughout this trip. This is the only day in two weeks that was not full of sunshine and in the upper 70’s! But alas, all good things must come to an end. The highlight of…
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October 17, 2024
Good morning Lipari Weather is changing and rain is coming Today we make our way back to Vulcano…then to Portorosa home base tomorrow. There are several hydrofoil ferries that travel in and out of the islands….it always feels like they’re in our way! Then we dinghy into town past this huge ferry! Yellow rocks everywhere….sulfur…
Floriana 