Re: Enjoying Sicily
Sorry, I made a spelling error in the webadress above,
www.aretusavacanze.com
Okay, so the honeymoon is over.
This Tuesday started 2.30 am. Woke up hot because the ac had shut off. No way could we make it operate properly, just the fan mode worked.
The breakfast menu has us pussled, who wants sugery buns for breakfast?
The first glance at the sky was met with a raindrop in the eye.
Today's first mission: pay the parking fee of 22 EUR.
Next mission: find our way out of the city. Howcome cities are so good at pointing signs at city center, but not at city exit? They don't want us to leave? They just want us to keep circeling around until we are tired and hungry and succumb to spending yet another bunch of tourist euros on life support?
Who pays the guy who issues licences to traffic school teachera?
If we all just honked at the same time, could we then just get the bl-y h-l out of everybody's way?
So many beautiful cities and so little time. And so few parking spaces. We went straight through Modica Alta as there were nowhere to stop.
On the other hand, we came to a complete stop in Noto Alta. Winding down towards Noto Bassa we suddenly came to a one-way street, had to stop, back up and make a turn. Almost made it. And then I hit the ccrner stone of the sidewalk. Did you know you could actually dent a tyre? Yea well, a rim and hub-cap took some damage too.
When I finally found Donnafugata, it was over my budget. 39:50 EUR. I don't have the palate to appriciate that kind of wine.
By this time we had long since decided not to let things bug us. Fix or forget. We still love it here!
And what about the ac? Well, this is late October and not hot August so we managed just fine the rest of the night after we removed the down duvet. Later we found out the solution to the problem; tilting the automatic fuse for the ac. My guess is I caused the overload myself by cranking up the fridge.
Sugar sprinkled buns and honeysmeard bread can be avoided. There are other options on the menu, and the salumeria a couple of blocks away has mortadella for those who prefer salt to sugar on the breakfast sandwich.
The parking fine of 22 EUR is just slightly more than we would have paid had we stayed in a parking lot that 24 hours (0.60 EU/h)
The graphite grey clouds hovered but eventually dropped their rain elsewhere.
Everybody's will to live triumphed over the will to conquer, to be first, to master the traffic. We all got safely home today. When returning the car with a dented tyre, the extra damage waiver may prove to be valualble.
We did manage to stop in Modica Bassa, where I found a pair of glasses I might buy - I've been looking for nearly two years - I bought a bottle of liqueur - chocolate & peperocino. And MikeR, some quick research found me Donnafugata at a reasonable price - at home, in Sweden! Donnafugata is
imported to the US too, have you checked where it is available for you?
All is still well in Sicily
/K