Craig’s sister Sarah and her husband Craig came to visit
Sicily. Their visit provided us one more
opportunity to visit all of our favorite restaurants and the need to have
gelato at least once a day sometimes twice! We tried desperately to cram in as
much as we could to each day, Sarah reminded us daily “I don’t like to be
rushed,” but we continued to go from city to city. We really wanted them to see and experience
all of the amazing things we have enjoyed! Every evening as we finally managed
to stop for dinner, Sarah reminded us again the she wasn’t ready to leave yet
and wanted to enjoy and absorb the moment.
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| Elephant Square, Catania |
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| The Catania Fish Market is older than America but the fish are caught each morning! |
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| 244 Steps each with a different tile pattern in Caltanssetta! |
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| The Christian section of Randazzo |
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The weather is always unpredictable, but this year seems to
be full of surprises.
The annual Sahara
Sand winds started early in the week and continued most of the week.
They blow sand all the way from Africa that
appears like fog or smog hanging in the air.
It is horrible for allergies and worse on the lungs as you inhale the
dust.
That was a wicked combination with
the already existing Etna silt we always have.
There were a couple of days that it was difficult to see out the car
windows!
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| Washing the car windows so we could see the sights! |
We did make one unfortunate choice, Thursday turned out to
be Italian Liberation Day, a National Holiday, as we arrived at the Roman Mosaic
baths in Piazza Armenia the crowded parking lot was the first indicator, as we
got closer to the ticket venue the mile long line was the cincher. This was not a good day to visit a UNESCO
sight. We were able to compensate with an amazing lunch at the historic center
of the city.
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| Outside lunch on a sunny day in Piazza Armenia! |
We continued each day and enjoyed the time we had together
in spite of whatever else cropped up! That is the Anderson Spirit!
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| Gelato Stop #1 |
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| Two-A-Day Gelato drills! |
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