Highlights from Sicily and mainland Italy
A little late in coming, but here's the Flickr set of photos taken during my vacation in Sicily -- where my brother had his wedding -- and mainland Italy. Most of these pictures were taken by Flea.
Some highlights from the trip:
- Visiting the Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo, which I wrote about earlier this year. [Photography not allowed.]
- Eating homemade Sicilian food with my extended family.
- Sixty American wedding guests taking a charter bus to the small Sicilian town where my parents grew up, and my dad giving a tour of the town. (Here he is describing the olive oil making process in a building where my grandfather occasionally worked.)
- My brother's wedding, and relaxing at a Sicilian villa the morning after.
- Watching Strombolian eruptions on Mt. Etna from the villa, several days before a somewhat major eruption, which we missed. [No photos.]
- Viewing colorful frescoes in Pompeiian houses.
- Dinner with Jon May & Lorelei at a vegetarian restaurant in Rome's San Lorenzo neighborhood.
- Dinner with old Italian friends in the Valpolicella wine-growing area near Verona.
- Early Christmas shopping in Venice.
It was a fantastic trip, and we ate extremely well, with good people.
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A whole house? Movin' on up! Congratulations.
We put some of your pics in our photoset. Credit has been given, but I thought you should know.
Well, I'm not sure it's "movin' on up," since it's in a much smaller city and the rent isn't too much higher than we pay now. And, of course, the rent for the house is cheaper than any rent I ever payed in Cambridge, MA.
Dude. That's sweet on both accounts. Let us know when you're heading out to Oakland and that tiny city west of us. Similarly, I think we're still trying to pull something together in Tahoe. (Just in case any of the readers of your comments section were wondering about my vacation plans.)
Oh yeah, bonus points for living near/on Cheney Street.
We lost the house, in a manner which we consider a breach. Wish us luck.
As in, legal breach? What a nice welcome to the neighborhood! If for some reason you need to hang out in Los Angeles for a while (I can't imagine why that would be, but still), our spare bedroom is of course available.
Details? Lawsuit?
Maybe, we're still looking into it. I don't really want to provide any details here unless we actually go forward with something.
Sure looks gorgeous there. One of these days I'd love to tour Europe, especially Italy. Be nice to visit places with actual history and culture.