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 …
We left the villa for Palermo in two cars. Darren’s Aunt Sylvia and her friend Kate joined John and I in our car. Driving in Palermo is stressful. You can feel the tension in the car. I was so thankful to John for driving. We parked a few blocks away from the Cappuccini Catacombs and met up with the rest of our group there. I must admit I had …