Sicily

July 20, 2017

Somewhere in Sicily

Ok the place is called Giardini Naxos and Taormina but I can’t pronounce them. 

Today was another Hop on Hop Off bus day. We walked a bit along the beach (which is in Giardini Naxos) as the bus only comes once an hour. We did  manage to hop on a few Kms later and headed up into the hills to Taormina. There we toured a Roman theatre



And further up the hill an ancient castle.

This is the ancient castle 
I climbed how many steps to see this. Shoot me now. Yes that's a cannon. 

But the view below was fantastic


Don’t I wish I had a motorcycle for this road

The evening on the ship was “White Night” where everyone was in white and there was no red pasta sauce to be seen at dinner. We ate and drank the night away which was not the best idea as tomorrow we wake up early to tour the ruins of Pompeii


 One person (on the right) didn't get the memo and chose to wear red


Sorry for the short post but will try and make up for it tomorrow.

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  1. Anonymous25 July 2017 at 15:17

    I love that picture of you guys!!!

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