More stories of Italy

Home sweet home. I loved every minute of our time in Sicily but there is something wonderful about sleeping in our own bed, snuggled deep under the covers with the windows open and the crisp, cool October air filling our room (Avery, you and I have that in common). We have been recuperating from the long plane rides and the time change. It's not been an easy task. Sophia still isn't sleeping normal but at least this morning she slept until 6am instead of 4am like she did a few days ago.

Today was my first day back to work and everyone was asking me to share stories of my trip. I had a hard time coming up with specific stories to tell. It was all so amazing. The only thing that I kept on coming back to my mind was Mt. Etna and all the lava that it has produced, from the lava church that we saw in Randazzo on Monday to the lava coast in Catania that we saw on Tuesday. It was all so amazing- although there was something a little unnerving about being on an island so close to an active volcano.



The other thing that keeps on coming to mind is the architecture. Everything looks like it has been there for hundreds of years, even the newer buildings. The churches and cathedrals are breathtaking. We went to the famous elephant square in Catania and saw the Piazza del Duomo. It was amazing. Pictures just don't do it justice. It is one of those places that its beauty just overwhelms you; you forget everything else around you.... that's probably why someone advised us to beware of pick pockets while we were there.