Saturday, April 24, 2010

2010-04-24 Travel to Taormina, Sicily, Italy





We had a great trip to Taormina, Sicily. Hit a few road bumps with oversized luggage and not a large enough car, but ironed out the details and we were off and running, with Gary taking the lead with a mini-van with a four speed. The hills are CRAZY here, and our hotel is up on a CLIFF overlooking the city. It was SCARY driving up the cliffs, in the little villages and towns. The street signs are everywhere and you have to react quickly to get on the right track, but we did!

We wandered around town quite a bit, shopping and going out for dinner. Then home to get cleaned up, played some cards, and back out on the town. It was a great first day in Sicily!


Friday, April 23, 2010

2010-04-23 Our Last Day Exploring Roma




Laurie, Mike, Gary and I had a great time today, starting with Nino's superb tour of the Colosseum and St. Peters, amongst other places, and then our continuation of the tour with museums, government offices and street shopping. Even though it poured all day, we were not to be deterred, but kept our pace steadfastly. It was an amazing day! Benessimo!