A cloudy and windy day in southern Sicily does not bode well for beach-going. It is perfect though for a visit to Noto, Sicilian Baroque at its most outrageous. From the minute you walk through the Porta Ferdinandea, you’re strolling through history. For sure, there are too many tourist venues pandering gadgets and flags and […]
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Scicli to Siracusa…..the Birthday Trip
Lucky Russ has a birthday in July so we are usually free to have a birthday trip. This July, since we are already in Sicily, he wanted to visit Ortygia (the little peninsula at the end of Siracusa). Only fitting, don’t you think, for a retired math teacher to visit the birthplace of Archimedes. So, […]
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