Sicily Travelogue, 2007

Follow us on our tour of Sicily. There's a lot to see and several ways to see the photos. Skim the gallery and click on the photos that interest you, or flick through all the photos individually with arrow keys, or click on the Slideshow button, (then turn on the captions by checking the box to right of CAPTIONS). If you have a small screen (like most laptops), select "slideshow" or "journal" from the style box above.

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> In late September 2007, Katharine and George took Chip and Laurie to Sicily!
Follow the tour here, or see just the highlights.
The three knees of Sicilia -- the trinakria, or trisceli -- related to the triangular shape and three capes of Sicily, are usually shown with a face in the middle. Chip found this version embroidered on a tee-shirt.

> Our flight path out of SFO took us over the bridges....
In Flight to Frankfurt

> ...over the American midwest (Grand Tetons?) ...
In Flight to Frankfurt

> ...above Hudson Bay, then over the Atlantic... to Frankfurt, Milan, and finally Palermo. We luxuriated in business class, and, yes, our luggage made it, too!
In Flight to Frankfurt
See more photos of the Flight.

> Late Thursday afternoon, Pietro drove us from the Palermo airport to the very relaxing relais and winery, Abbazia Sant'Anastasia, in the hills just south of Cefalu. Thursday, September 27, 2007.

> Benvenuto a Sicilia!
Paolo welcomes us to Sant'Anastasia with wine tasting, including a lovely light white wine, Contempo Grillo (made from Grillo grapes). At only 4 Euro a bottle, it seemed like a steal, until you counted the $16 shipping per bottle to the US!
We tasted many Grillo's in Sicily, but none so gentle.
Abbazia Sant'Anastasia.

> Our first wine tasting in Sicily at Abbazia Sant'Anastasia.

> Our first dinner in Sicily at the Ristorante La Corte dell Abate included Chip's favorite pasta dish, a simple pasta with fresh tomatoes, and Katharine's sea bass with toasted almonds. Ristorante La Corte dell Abate, Abbazia Sant'Anastasia.

Photo by Katharine Alexander. Print this photo only from negative from Katharine.

> The serene courtyard of the lovely Abbazia Sant'Anastasia was a welcome respite.

In late September 2007, Katharine and George took Chip and Laurie to Sicily!
Follow the tour here, or see just the highlights.
The three knees of Sicilia -- the trinakria, or trisceli -- related to the triangular shape and three capes of Sicily, are usually shown with a face in the middle. Chip found this version embroidered on a tee-shirt.