Sicily Ends in Palermo
The title of this entry notwithstanding, I hope Sicily will be eternal. Of course, it can’t be. Nothing is eternal. If my understanding of the...
Back in Palermo
As the late, great Harry Chapin (1942 – 1981) sang, all my life’s a circle. And, speaking of circles, here I am back where I...
La Rocca, And More
Today, I got high. As you probably guessed from the title of this entry, or if you know me even the slightest, I didn’t do...
Train to Cefalù; Visiting Cefalù
Today I spent a little more than three and a half hours traveling by train to Cefalù from Taormina. The trip started in Taormina a...
Somewhat Sunny Day in Taormina
When I got out of bed this morning in Taormina (or, to be more precise, Mazzaro, a part of the municipality of Taormina), the day...
Taormina in the Rain
The train from Catania to Taormina took an hour. I don’t know how much faster it would have been if it hadn’t made a dozen...
Mount Etna, Et Al.
My main activity today was a half-day bus tour to Mount Etna. Yes, that Mount Etna. Yup, it’s still considered an active volcano. And, yes,...
Catania
This morning, I rode a train from Siracusa for just over an hour to the next destination on this Sicilian trip, Catania. Having arrived in...
Siracusa Mainland
Today, I spent the day on mainland Siracusa, visiting sites all located within about a ten-minute walking radius of my hotel. Sadly, I didn’t make...
Ortigia (Siracusa)
Before I get into this post on Ortigia, I need to correct something that might have been misleading in yesterday’s post. There, I said that,...
Ragusa – Modica – Scicli – Siracusa
Today I drove from Ragusa to Siracusa, with stops in Modica (which autocorrect insists should be Monica) and Scicli (which autocorrect threw up it hands...
Ragusa Ilba (Mostly)
Today, I spent most of the day walking to, from, and around Ragusa Ilba, and eating lunch there. My hotel is in Ragusa Superiore, about...
