Catania, the regional capital of the homonymous providence, is the second largest city in Sicily, and eastern Sicily’s largest industrial center. The primary center is the islands capital, Palermo. Catania has been important setting in Sicily since the 700s CE. Not only is it the current site of the Sicilian Silicon Valley, Catania was the home to the island’s first university and a major cultural contributor during the Renaissance. It has experienced some wear and tear with all of the travelers that have come through Sicily, and being at the base of a volcano. Continue reading “Catania”
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Il Cuoco Grosse
If you’re ever on the Ionian Sea coast in Sicily, somewhere between Giarre and Taormina, stop at Ristorante Mare Kambo.
The staff there had lots of fun with my very crude Italian. Basically, as I sat at a table after the lunch rush, they would come by, drop the food off and hang out until I had the pronunciation of each dish correct. Plus the food was fabulous, and fresh. How fresh? Keep scrolling you’ll see. Continue reading “Il Cuoco Grosse”
Leaving Cairo
The next stop – Istanbul. But first I had to get out of Cairo. I chose a late flight because I hadn’t seen very much of Cairo at night. The airport looks out on some of the city, and the drive to the airport from Maadi was through most of the city. And what a drive it was. A cab was hailed in Maadi, and the man assured me he knew how to get to the airport. What he forgot to mention, in between trying to convince me that I should stay in Cairo and marry him, and that heavy metal was the best music around (right, thank you, but just because I’m American, it doesn’t mean that I am a HUGE fan of metal. Really.) was that he would have to make a couple of stops along the way. Continue reading “Leaving Cairo”
azimuths compass 