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| Sutera rises over fields of wheat. | One of our first nights here. We are at a cafe/bar in Caltanisetta with friends. | |
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| Caving at Monte Conca with Salvatore, Giuseppe, Allesandro and Maria (not in photo). | One of our favorite places in Montedoro - Angelo's fruta e verdura store. You can find everything here. | |
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| Mary Rose, Pina and Daniela at Pina's table. These three women are all very special to us - they help us out a lot. We live in Pina's house. | We got silly one night at the home of Leonardo and Valentina. | |
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Trying out the new bathroom in Leonardo's and Valentina's modern apartment. |
What a room! What a couple! |
We love this place. Comfy and modern. Very chic. |
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| On our tour of Mussomeli we learned about the confraternities that march in the processions and the robes they wear. | Remy digs in his heels on a crater at Mt. Etna - stirring up some dust- hot shoes! | Remy explores a house caught in a lava flow. |
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| Peter, Remy and I at the villa with Fabio, Davide, Giovanni and Mario drinking some wine and beer. | A festa at Casteltermini. | |
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| Re-enactment of events during the time of Arabic rule. | Unruly bulls in the procession at Casteltermini. | |
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| Remy getting the royal tour of the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento with three archeologists- Daniela, Allessandro and Carolina. | Another tour with friends at the Mussomeli Castle. From left to right: Remy, Calogero, Kathy, Cinzia Abbate, Ilenea (Cinzia's daughter), Lina Ruffino, Adele (Lina and Calogero's daughter) and Maria Teresa Catania., our guide. | |
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| Anne Maria Schifano, Lina Ruffino, Maria Teresa and Maria Messina (our guides and interpreter at Mussomeli). | Two Sicilian angels in front of the mermaid fountain in Mondello. | The crowded beach in Mondello. |
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| A boat scene in Mondello. | Rainstorm in Montedoro. | |
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| A sheeps' eye view overlooking Cefalu. | Sunset over the clouds from the terrace of our hotel in Erice. | |
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| A magical moment with our adult children, Remy and Carly. | A scene that inspires philosophical wisdom. | |
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| We now only communicate in Sicilian gestures. | Peter, Kathy, Carly and Remy above the clouds in Erice. | |
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| Segesta Temple. | Inside Segesta Temple with four American statues. | |
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| A perfect hot Sunday in Sicily - at the beach with a group of friends. This place is called Scala di Turche (Turkish Steps) on the coast near Agrigento. |
The group with our special chalk treatment. Under Maria's instructions we wet two rocks and rubbed them together until we got a white paste which we then applied to our bodies. From left to right: Zsofia (from Hungary), Sandris (from Latvia), Carly, Caroline (from Belgium), Maria, Kathy, Giuseppe, Daniela and Peter in the front. |
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| The group walking to our deserted beach where we spent the day. | Walking home at the end of the day - Carly and Kathy. | |
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| A kiss for the "sage" (wise woman). | Carly in the giant fig trees in Palermo. | A Carly and Pina loving moment. |
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| Montedoro hosting a star party at the observatory. There were astronomers with their telescopes from all over Sicily. | Our friend and the organizer of the event, Pietro Petix sharing information about the observatory with our group. (Kathy, Mary Rose, Davide and Giocchino and Giuseppe are looking on. | |
