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We got up really early, 5:30, again so we could do an organized tour. This time it was just Aviva and I with a driver, a guide, and a Mercedes. We drove over 2 hours to Ragusa, stopping first at a little placed called Castello di Donnafugata. This wasn't really a castle, but instead a very large villa.
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A
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A
chariot, or cart, with painted sides - traditional in Sicily |
We got back in the car and drove on to Ragusa. There are a number of very old men's clubs in Ragusa - these are places men go to drink and talk. None of the churches were open so we just walked around and finally had a good lunch at a little place down the hill from the center of the old town.
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Two
views of men outside a club in Ragusa |
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A
church facade in Ragusa |
Aviva
in the public garden in Ragusa |
Piling into the car, we spend another hour or so to get to Noto. We went inside the Chiesa di Montevergine. We walked by the Palazzo Nicolaci, which is famous for having the most beautiful balconies in the world, and Palazzo Ducezio.
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The
balconies of Palazzo Nicolaci |
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Floor
from Chiesa di Montevergine |
Altar
from Chiesa di Montevergine |
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Views
of the ceiling in Chiesa di Montevergine |
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The
facade of Palazzo Ducezio |
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Another hour and a half and we were back at Taormina. This was a pretty big trip for us, and we were pretty tired afterwards.
We had a nice lunch at La Nuoua Rusticana in Ragusa.
Our tour guide, Marcello, was a complete pompous ass. At one point he told us that Jesus was killed, of course, by the Jews. Just wonderful.... The driver was a very nice guy and friendly.
When we got back to Taormina we walked up to the main shopping street, then bought a few more trinkets and some pastries for the trip to Palermo tomorrow.
As we did every night here, we ate in the hotel. The dinning room here is a large, formal affair, and the food is really good. They lay out a different table of antipasti every night.
And so you can keep up with Aviva's eye....
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Send
email to Bob at electricbob@alephnaught.com
Send
email to Aviva at avivakramer@earthlink.net
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