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19-Jul-2007

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Sicily  Day 10 - July 5th  Agrigento - Taormina

We left Agrigento passing a field of pickers harvesting their famous cherry tomatoes and travelled through the vineyards of the southern hills before stopping at the Villa Romana del Casale not far our of Piazza Armerina.  The Villa is full of mosaics from the early 4th century apparently preserved under silt following a flood in the 12th century.  The mosaics were extensive and colourful and well worth a visit.  I managed to buy my Mafioso cap at a stall outside the Villa.  Back in the bus we continued on through Enna, where our driver, Massimo, proved his skills by successfully negotiating the extremely narrow town streets.  The countryside we passed through often reminded me of home in country Victoria, with brown dry paddocks and stately gum tree dotted around.  We started passing through citrus groves, the glossy green leaves of oranges and lemons stretching for miles on either side and Mt. Etna which should have dominated the skyline was hidden in the haze.  We arrived at our hotel in Giardini Naxos and arrived at our home for the next two nights, the Caesar Palace hotel.  Later on, we assembled again and were whisked off to Taormina, a village perched on crags overlooking the sea.  We spent an enjoyable time up there enjoying the views, the colourful narrow streets and the canoli. Dinner was at the hotel with our now very friendly tour group.

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