It was foggy, cold and rainy. Graham met us at the townhouse and we literally headed for the hills. Heiligenberg to be exact, which means holy mountain. Apparently this mountain was used a lot by pagans in the past. Heidelberg is in a valley surrounded by high hills. We drove up and up through heavy mist to the top and then we got out to walk. The fog …
Early morning saw us leaving Catania. The streets were almost empty except for the cars parked everywhere to the point that a car could barely squeeze through a two way street. We flew into Frankfurt on RyanAir. It took quite a while to get our bags. It was grey, cool and drizzly outside. The German autobahns have no speed limit. John was doing 140 Km per hour in the …
I pulled a pomegranate from the tree, peeled it for the road and drank a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice from our tree. We said goodbye to our friends at the villa and began our 4.5 hour drive to Catania. My leg was still quite sore but at least not throbbing like the day before. On our way to Catania we planned to stop at the Villa Romana …
I love the villa we stayed in. I highly recommend Baglio Sciacca for a large group. It is large, has a pool, a wonderful courtyard area, a large great room with a pool table and many fruit trees including pomegranate, orange, lemon and olive all around it. I peeled a number of ripe pomegranates right off the tree. Delicious. The best part are the owners Francesco and his wife …