Our resort, Donna Carmela, had donuts on its breakfast buffet, so of course we took a photo to send to our donut-loving brother. Then we ate one with the rest of our breakfast and cappuccinos.
Actually, I had one of those little round bun thingies with the green circle of pistachio cream in the middle. I'd give it a B+.
Here are Francesca and our bus driver, Giuseppe, enjoying their breakfast.
Then we took off on the bus for Mt. Etna (La Montagne). Here's a pic of one of several large calderas on the volcano, which is fairly active.
Kathie and I wandered a smaller crater with our guide and the rest of the group. It was quite windy.
Haha, I love that last photo! I was actually touching one of those Van de Graaff generators just out of view of the camera. I think it's a good look for me, so will check with my hairdresser to see if she has a perm for this effect.
Lunch was at another winery, Barone di Villagrande Estate, which is on Etna.
They store their wine in huge chestnut barrels from the trees on the property.
And here's evidence of the chestnut trees.
Next up - a walking tour of Taormina: inside the city gate, a couple of churches, a building that I just liked, and a Greco-Roman theater.
Window shopping was kinda fun but we couldn't find anything that we wanted to buy - not for a lack of trying.
Aren't those chickens/roosters adorable? Kathie and I took a gazillion photos of them, trying to get the perfect shot. Kathie, of course, succeeded.
It rained pretty hard there for a little bit, and then the sun peeked through and shone on the harbor.
Dinner was at a little place close by, high up looking over the water back toward Taormina. We were the only ones there. Here's a photo of our chef and our cute little dessert (none of those huge chunk of triple chocolate whatevers that you have to share to get through a third of it).
Mucho gusto!
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