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A beautiful home and “factory” where jewelry is made. Italians love fine fashion and bling. A beautiful home but not one I think my famila came from.

This was an un expected lunch. The staff tried very hard to hard to sell to us and I must admit, the Amethyst were looking mighty shiny but money we don’t need to spend. Just found out that the trip to the airport in a small car is going to be $130. It’s like peeling off layers of an onion and it never seems to stop. And they know it.

You can smell the fish as you approach. When you enter, you can see small fish that have been dropped and won’t make it to the dish. We arrived there with just an hour before closing but in the morning there is a lot of shouts of negotiating over price and selection.

I didn’t eat any fish in the markets or street food vendors because of food temperatures. If we have arrived earlier or if I lived here I would definitely shop the fresh markets.

The smell of flora

With the sweet smells of magnolia and a host of other blooming flowers, I wanted to share some of the beautiful plant life we’ve seen.

There’s so many types of plant life here and their origins come from all over the world. Recently, with global warming the introduction of tropical fruits like papaya, mango, and others are also growing here. It’s a beautiful place. One I’m so grateful to be visiting.

Winston Churchill stayed at this hotel. It has that feel of elegance for the elite. It’s been a long day but we signed up for the walking tour of the area. More temple ruins and fascinating alleys that reveal restaurants and shops than all of a sudden you walk into an open piazza from the 18th century or earlier. It seems to be like this here. Italy is home to 55% of all the UNESCO sites in the world and of those 55%, Sicily has 65% of that.

This is quite a melting pot of temples, ruins, modern shops, restaurants and more. It’s an amazing place.

It’s obvious that Sicily loves their cannolis. Have one in every conceivable manner. And Gelato lots and lots of Gelato.

For the second time in Sicily we received our pizza uncut. Don’t know why but it didn’t stop us from eating this super thin and soooo delicious pizza. It as much about the crust as it is about quality ingredients.

It’s equally beautiful at night and gives a more romantic look and feel.