FUN-travel: Ragusa, Sicily – Full Day
November 12, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Ragusa, Sicily – Full Day
Day 41 – Saturday, October 26 – Ragusa, Sicily – Full Day – full sun – high 75 – low 59
What I LIKE
- +7:30 – real cappuccino – no machine
- 11:00 – walk to old city
- *lots of steps down
- then winding street up to duomo
- walk & window shop plaza area
- 12:15 – gelati divini break – mmmm yummy!
- walk back to new city
- find birthday card for Cinzia
- **12:50 – lunch caffe italia – 2 salads – caprese w/ tuna & mozzarella, parmesan, bresaola & arugula – 2 capps – $15 Euro
- ***room R & R
- internet & email works!
- ++7:30 – walk to dinner @ Duomo restaurant – Mauro from Rimini made reservations for us (both he & Pierpaolo said it was the “best” in Sicily
- getting dark & glad I brought my “torch” I won from Seabourn golf putting contest
- stop @ hotel and ask directions (only place on the street we see)
- 8:05 – arrive & got more exercise on the way!
1st order – wine from Sicily (take recommendation)
2 appetizers arrive complimentary from chef
1st app – shrimp w/coconut & ginger
2nd app– sardines (thank goodness Chris likes those)
1st course we ordered – Ragusa cheese – baked with onion – VG!!
then more comps – bread, bread sticks & pizza foccacia
2nd course we ordered – gnocchi w/pork, clams & mussels
another comp – ice cream sandwich – tiny fried waffles w/ice cream between
3rd course we ordered – 2 different cuts of pork w/wonderful sauces decorating plate
+++then more comps – plate w/4 chocolates – $222.00 US
View of Ragusa Ibla
- 10:20 – Guiseppe arrives (taxi driver hotel recommends) takes us home – $10 Euro
- 12:00 – night night
What I DON’T LIKE
Cathedral of San Giorgio
- +breakfast spread pretty mediocre for ****
- *dog poop on steps
- stores close @ 1:00 until 4:30
- should have followed GPS into Modica so I could have seen it – don’t even want to get in the car today!
- **only place open
- ***clouds rolling in
- ++didn’t bring map & take wrong turn – never occurred to me I could get lost in this little town – or that you could just go in circles!
- +++we’re stuffed! don’t even taste it
FUN-fact – The city has two distinct areas, the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher Ragusa Superiore (Upper Town).
More FF – The ancient city is located on a 300 meter high hill with the Cathedral of San Giorgio as the main focal point featuring a flight of 250 steps and massive ornate columns.
More FF – In 2002, Ragusa and 7 other cities in the Val di Noto area became UNESCO World Heritage Sites because of their Baroque Architecture.
FUN-photos: Prague to Palermo – September, 2013 – Movie Trailer
November 11, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-photos: Prague to Palermo – September, 2013 – Movie Trailer
The editing of the video that we shot has begun! Here’s a little snippet. Enjoy!
FUN-photos: Rimini to Palermo, Italy
November 11, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-photos: Rimini to Palermo, Italy
We arrived in Rimini the afternoon of October 15th. We were there for the TTG Incontri Travel & Tourism Industry Show where Susan spoke. On the morning of the 19th we picked up another car and headed south with our first stop in San Marino and then on to Sorrento for 3 days where we visited Capri, the Blue Grotto, Pompeii & Herculaneum. We continued south along the Amalfi Coast with stops in Positano & Amalfi and spent the night in Tropea. We drove to Villa San Giovanni where we picked up the ferry to Sicily. Our first stop there was Taormina for 2 days, then off to Ragusa for 2 days with stops on the way in Giardini-Naxos, Siracusa & Noto. Our last 2 nights were spent in Terrasini, a small seaside town next to the airport since we had a very early flight out on the 29th. We stopped and saw the Greek ruins in Agrigento & Segesta as well as seeing the fabulous church in Monreale on the outskirts of Palermo.
If you click on the first picture it will allow you to create a slide show. And it turns out they are in ascending order (in other words, the first is actually the last) So if you click the back arrow you will see them in order. Enjoy!
FUN-photos: Trieste to Venice for Adriatic Cruise – October, 2013
November 11, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-photos: Trieste to Venice for Adriatic Cruise – October, 2013
We arrived in Trieste on October 2nd and were warmly welcomed by Chris’ sister Cinzia. We spent three wonderful days with her and her family before taking the train to Venice to board the ship for our 10 day Adriatic Cruise on Seabourn. Our stops included Corfu, Katakolon, & Igoumenitsa, Greece – Brindisi, Italy – Kotor, Montenegro – Split & Ravinj, Croatia. The pictures are from the places we really enjoyed – Trieste, Venice, Kotor, Split & Ravinj
If you click on the first picture it will allow you to create a slide show. And it turns out they are in ascending order (in other words, the first is actually the last) So if you click the back arrow you will see them in order. Enjoy!
FUN-photos: Prague to Trieste – September, 2013
November 11, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-photos: Prague to Trieste – September, 2013
Our trip started on September 16th. We flew to Prague from London on the 17th. Then we trained to Munich for opening day of Oktoberfest. From there we rented a car and drove to Dachau and on to Füssen to see the Neuschwanstein Castle. (#17 on the list vying for the New 7 Wonders of the World) Next we headed to Salzburg and Vienna where we dropped the car. Then we headed to Budapest and on to Trieste by train. We spent the night in Villach, Austria to eliminate the overnight train.
If you click on the first picture it will allow you to create a slide show. And it turns out they are in ascending order (in other words, the first is actually the last) So if you click the back arrow you will see them in order. Enjoy!