We had our dinner party... it was very overwhelming. The Italians were so nice and absolutely loved Sophia- but only 2 of them spoke English. They kept on trying to include us in (Italian) conversation but we had to rely on mom to translate. It was very interesting.
On Friday, we went to Taormina- the tourist mecca of Sicily. It is so beautiful there that I understand why it is so touristy, but the commercialism of it all almost ruins it's beauty... note that I said almost. The views were amazing. You can see Etna in all her glory and the sea and coastline are breathtaking. The pictures don't do it justice. We went down to a beach after we left the town and waded in the Ionic Sea. Sophie loved it until a wave almost knocked her over.
Something I've been attracted to over here is the plants. It's totally different than the US. They have chestnut trees, we saw holly, rose bushes bigger than anything in the US, cactus that bears prickly pears EVERYWHERE! The coolest thing is that every plant has a purpose. They have decorative plants, just not many of them. Everywhere you look are olive groves, orange groves, almonds, vineyards, plants that are very pretty, but mostly functional.
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what a dream - can't wait to hear and see more!
Yes the cactus are EVERYWHERE hu? It is like you cannot look 5 feet without seeing one, but that is something that I miss about being over there. That and the oranges. And well there are a lot of things that we miss but those are two of the big things
Well, y'all come back, now, y'hear?
Give us a bit to get our strength back from going so much, though. Maybe a week.
Love you
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