We left Siracusa early this morning for Mazara del Vello which is on the west side of Sicily. On the way we stopped at the Valley of the Temples near Agrigento. The interior landscape of Sicily is more arid than the coast. It was more like Malta. The ruins were gorgeous. The temples are spread out over a long sloping ridge (not in a valley) connected by a wide …
We woke early and had a huge buffet breakfast on our hotel terrace in the warm sun. The Mediterranean glistened in the early morning light. We then took one last walk through the public gardens…I just had to say good bye to the parrots. Getting our luggage out of the hotel and up the stairs and hill to the car was a real workout. John managed to back the …
The cab to the airport picked Graham, John and I up at 3:45am. Even at that time, I was warm enough in just a shirt. Graham’s flight to Frankfurt and our flight to Catania, Sicily left at the same time. It was hard saying goodbye to him. The flight to Sicily was very short; under a half hour. Upon arrival, we had to wait an hour because the car rental …
Today we were headed to the fortress city of Mdina in the interior of the island. The buses were packed in the morning. I was disappointed that even though we were the first ones in line, people would rush and push in front as soon as the bus arrived. I’m not sure if they were rude tourists or locals. Younger people were not giving up their seats to seniors. …