Blogs from Catania, Sicily, Italy, Europe - page 6

And so the creative juices couldn't produce anything better than a return for the 3rd time, to Sicily. I remember getting upset at my grandson for not being able to make up his mind what flavor ice cream he wanted, so he decided not to have any ice cream. And then I took a good look at myself, and my in ability to choose a destination, and hammer out an itinerary. So I have stayed close to home for the last few years. Well, of all the destinations, Sicily won out again. I leave the morning of the 8th of September, flying into Catania. Of all the places to go, I return to Italy and France, then a few days to visit a friend in Belgium. And I always seem to get the same flavor ice ... read more

Catania Sooo thursday morning was crazzzzzzzzzzy!!! I woke up early to catch my flight to Catania from Rome, and I woke up to a text message saying Haley was engaged!!! Crazyness!! Then I got a phone call from my parents and they started explaining everything and I just started balling!! What an emotional morning. Ooh I also forgot to note that Tuesday night we went bowling at a Roman bowling center...how fun! Im still pretty good at it....Then wednesday night we went to the opera!! Me and my roommates got all dressed up and went to go see the opera Carmen. It was SO COOL. The opera house itself was awesome, totally classic and what you would expect. The opera was sang in french but there were italian subtitles which I was able to read. It ... read more

Hi all, as requested, im guna describe today as mega, rather than the over used ace. we have had a great day in catania, done loads in the baking sun, lovely. last night was a heavy one, drinking in the under ground bar which is in an old lava cave with a running river through it (its amazing), with a posh, but nice young couple from cheltenham. he was in i.t, really nice fella, bit like tim nice but dim, and she work just to pass the time, rather than needing the money, and liked horses, enough said really. really nice people tho, and big league of gents fans, so after 4 litres of wine at 3am, the locals were well aquainted with papa lazarou! anyway, with a steaming hangover, we hit the fish market, one ... read more

hi all, after a day, which started at half five, of travelling across the island of sicily, we have finally arrived, very tired, at our hostel in catania. it seems pretty good on first inspection, and it has its own underground bar which serves cheap food and drinks, which is ace. i think im guna have the seafood couscous (which is pop in north african-influenced sicily). that and a large beer is 6 euro, so cant go wrong with that. this is the first time we have got to a comp since palermo, so better fill u in about mazara del vallo. it wasnt that good. lol only kidding, it was nice enough, and we had fun, but it wasnt quite what we had read about it, being a "kasbar like town, and the most atmospheric ... read more

Ciao! Come state? (How are you all doing) I have officially been here 1 month from today. It is a crazy feeling knowing I have only 4 1/2 more months here, yet 4 1/2 more months till I see all of you guys. Anyways, last week was a hard week for me. I did not get much sleep and I wasn't in the best of moods. I started to get irritated and frusturated with the language. Which I think is totally common. I went to the gym for the first time, twice last week. It was good to actually do something, after eating so much. Lets just say Italian gyms are not like American gyms. So the first day I walk in and I see a small area with some weight machines. Oh and many men ... read more