Actual photos of Sicily

On Cathy's blog she has a beautiful picture of Taormina...so I thought I should at least show a few of our pictures. Just to say it, we've travelled a good deal...and Sicily is one of our top two vacations ever (we were also there for two weeks 11 years ago with a side trip to Tunisia) so I highly recommend it...the other favorite is Turkey (also just an amazing place with everything to offer). So here are some pictures...


Monreale


Segesta


Selinunte


Mt. Etna

We actually went up onto Etna in what can best be described as a cross between a lunar module and a large Humvee...there was snow along the road as high as the vehicle and some of it had collapsed on the road...the vehicle got stuck, we all had to pile out while they cleared the way...the second time they tried to get through the spot the vehicle skidded into the snowbank...it's a wonder the snow didn't crash down on top. Mt. Etna is fantastic, a constant billow of white smoke was present...also we went high enough that it was really cold (even in our jackets) so we warmed our hands in the steam vents along the craters...wild!


Our boat trip around Lipari and Salina

We rented a boat for a day which took us around the Aeolian islands of Lipari and Salina...a fantastic trip for just the three of us (plus our teenage guide and his kid brother...)