Life in Sicily

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Siracusa

kayak water polo

boat tour in Siracusa

inside a cave

looking into the water from the boat, about 6 meters

Becky, Hank, Me, and Gene

Sunday, April 22, 2012

The sun has come out and the beaches are looking beautiful. We went to Taormina today to have a pre-Summer beach day. Taormina is one of the most beautiful beaches in Sicily and a very popular tourist destination. Unfortunately, the jellyfish were out so we had to be careful when walking in the water to get to a small island to lay out. It did make for some fun entertainment while laying out and watching everyone walk through the jellyfish infested water. A couple boys fell all the way in the water when trying to avoid them and others just screamed and walked very carefully. After laying out we had lunch at a beautiful restaurant overlooking the beach....a great end to our weekend.

the small island we went to lay out in Taormina

walking along the beach we noticed people spearing jellyfish

jellyfish we had to walk through in water up to our thighs...thankfully we avoided any nasty encounters with them

where we layed out

a traditional Sicilian cake - sponge cake with pistachio and chocolate

pistachio parfait

Gene admiring the view

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Yes, another Mt. Etna picture

I was driving Gene to work this morning and got to see Mt. Etna erupt once again!

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Mt. Etna

the rain is gone and Mt. Etna is covered in snow

Paris

Gene and I went to Paris for President's day weekend. It was one of my favorite places so far. Paris is so clean and contradictory to the stereotype, French people are very nice! Getting croissants for breakfast every morning was one of our favorite parts :) The bread in France is 100% better than the bread in Sicily - soft and warm. (The bread in Sicily is hard and cold). The Eiffel Tower was amazing and unfortunately, the very top was closed so we only made it up to the second level but it was still amazing. I think this is one place I may have to make a second trip to before we leave :)