Sicily, the Beautiful

 So strange to come home to snow

I came from Blue Waters, Sun and Sand, the Island  of Sicily.

Sicily is about Ceramics, a very original type of ceramics.

Sicily is about great food.

Sicily is about Sunshine, the  Ocean and boats.

She stood watch by my villa door

Every building in Syracuse looks like it belongs on top of a wedding cake. 

And Sicily is about History.  

Giina

Life under the spewing Volcano

 No one seems to worry.

At the Palermo market

shopping with chef Alessandra

Learning "how"

Rolling small amount of dough with thumb down the wooden board. Makes perfect gnocchi and other round pasta. 

After lunch we were given a private tour of the Palazzo. 

My heart took a few little extra beats when I saw these beautiful and old ceramic vessels. 

Monmerale an Arab-Norman Cathedral built in 1200.

Palermo

Incredible artistry,  Monmerale Mosaics  

Mosaics which tell the story of the Bible.

Very small pieces of glass allow for every detail and every individual expression. 

Greek Architecture at the Valley of the Temples of 

Agrigento, Sicily, the largest  Island in the Mediterranean.

Agrigento, a Roman city , Sicily's southwest shore. 

Greek Columns 597 AD.

Does this structure look familiar?

Sunset at the Valley of the Temples. 

A perfect day in Sicily.

Gina