Mosaics and Catania

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 …

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Plovdiv

It was a beautiful day in Plovdiv. We immediately started our day of touring by climbing up the steep cobblestone streets to the Old Town. I sure felt the muscles in my legs after a week of climbing up steps in Bulgaria. Our first destination was the hilltop ruins of the Citadel.  What an amazing view of the city. The city has been inhabited for 6000 years. The variety …

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