Tag Archives: Catania

Sicilian wheat, a smattering of tastes

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Road Trip Teri

The Sicilian flag shows Medusa’s head, with ears of wheat alternating with the three legs that some say represent the three corners of Sicily. One source says that the Gorgons (Medusa was one of three) represented the destructive aspect of Athena. Perseus … Continue reading →

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Hotel Trieste, Catania, Sicily

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Road Trip Teri

View from our balcony at the Hotel Trieste, looking west, about 5:00 p.m., Catania, Sicily.I had never heard of Catania before deciding to visit Sicily with my husband, daughter, sister and her husband. We flew from Rome, mid-September, to this … Continue reading →

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Sicilian impressions — Catania Market

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Road Trip Teri

  The morning crowd at the Catania Fish Market. The group in the lower right is buying herring (or mackerel?) from a fisherman who has just brought them in from his boat. He’s pulling out handfuls, weighing them, and taking … Continue reading →

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Sicily to Rome, September 20, 2013

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Road Trip Teri

At 8:15 this morning, we said good-bye to Tom and Peg, who are on their way to see Tom’s cousins and relatives in Termini-Imerse near Palermo, and to Guiseppe at Hotel Trieste. Aetna was steaming as we passed her on … Continue reading →

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Catania, Sicily, September 16, 2013

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Road Trip Teri

The view from our balcony at the Hotel Trieste — looking west; setting sun. We like this life — a black limousine picks us up in front of our Rome apartment, and whisks us to the airport. There’s no one … Continue reading →

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