Woke up to the beautiful Sicilian coast line… Guess we were right between the boot and the ball… From one volcanic mountain to another… From Wiki “Mount Etna is the highest Mediterranean island mountain and the most active stratovolcano in the world.”…
The guide told us Mt Edna did not get any rain or snow this whole winter which is very rare… Maybe that’s why it’s fuming…
First town we stopped was the hilltop town of Castelmola.. Our big bus went through narrow zig zagging mountain winding roads to get there… And we understand why they went through the trouble… The view from up there is stunning
We stopped for a drink at a little restaurant with an incredible view
Lunch is in a restaurant at Castelmoro…. Forgot to took pics of food because we were with a group, but they really wined and dined us and it’s a restaurant with a fabulous view.. Again
The second and final stop is the scenic and famous Taormina ( we never heard of it before)…. The tour guide told us the second season of HBO’s White Lotus was shot here
Sicily is a Land of Greek mythical, lores of cyclops, Dionysius,.. Demeter and Persephone all took place in Sicily …Sicilians speaks 3 languages, in the following order of preference :body language, Sicilian and then Italian… Our guide jokes that the driver likes to talk with his hands, so he cannot talk while he is driving…. Lol..
Very nice.
How I wish the bus tour includes a visit to Palermo, even just for a brief moment. 😔
Palermo is a city too far away and a place we don’t feel attracted to… …. We already sampled two of the scenic Sicilian cities… Don’t think we will be back again 😆