Monthly Archives: September 2010

Day 7 We are gifted a bottle of wine from Silvio and warned that it is from a vineyard on Etna and it is very strong so we should be careful. Our plan is to see the town of Enna … Continue reading →

Day 6 Stazzo is a tiny fishing town down a twisty narrow road between the sea and Mount Etna. This is where, after only about 4 wrong turns and a stand-off with a Hummer (more on this in a minute) … Continue reading →

Day5 We check out of Valle degli Dei which really means we just find the first person who works there, give them the amount agreed upon in the emails when we made the reservation in cash, hop in the wee … Continue reading →

Day 4 Noto. This is a town of about 24,000 people. Not a big place. There are no areas restricted to cars though, like most of the small towns that we are familiar with. The traffic is impressive and we … Continue reading →

Day 3 The day begins with the long goodbye. Lidia and Alberto asked us to have coffee with them but we wanted to get on the road. There were pictures taken by all in all combinations and a ‘quick’ peek … Continue reading →

Day 2 Lucca Sicula ! This is the town that my Great Grandfather and Great Grandmother on my father’s side came from. Not a particularly pretty town. Mostly post war construction… obviously not a very wealthy town. But Chiesa Madre … Continue reading →

And so it begins. Three intrepid travelers, my wife Donna and myself from Grand Rapids and my sister Lise from New Orleans are off to Sicily. We met up in Newark where we boarded what turned out to be a … Continue reading →