THE GIRLS DO SICILY

Laura and Cory are becoming seasoned travelers. First, they got themselves here from Columbus Ohio, translating the particular British English they heard in the airport. They stayed awake on the trip home and the next day, they saw the castle keep of San Michelle, the port of Sciacca and the shops along the streets here and cannot wait to shop for local souvenirs. Later we took a long walk and they got to see the cliffs and sea from sunset point. Yesterday they saw the temples of Agrigento (disappointing because they are under construction with scaffolding all around them), the towns of Caltanissetta, Enna, and Pietraprezia where their great grandparents are from,shopped a lot, and really liked Taormina. The views of Mount Etna were just spectacular from the Greek theater!
We found the Harley shop in Acireale and then we experienced the biggest shopping center in Sicily, Etnapolis, and Cory found her Italian shoes. Steve and I shopped at the new Carrefour, the biggest retailer in Europe. We found some things we could not find elsewhere, but there are still American things that we cannot find anywhere!
The girls have been trying new foods and not everything has been good. The pasta last night was supposed to be a seafood special, but instead, the cook at Il Portocello served a mediocre pasta in cream sauce with shells of small shellfish containing very little meat. But they liked almost all the seafood at La Vela and the pizza from Hallo pizza too. Today is a day off and we will go to Brigette and Joe’s house for dinner tonight.