Monthly Archives: June 2010

We have been in Rome for five days already.  We decided that we were not going to push ourselves to do too much, especially as it is very hot and humid, so we are living like Romans.  Do a little … Continue reading →

Ah, Roma, the eternal city.  They say all roads lead to Rome.  For us, when we are here, all roads lead to cappuccini and brioches. We arrived from Palermo without incident, but then had a slight glitch when the car … Continue reading →

This morning we went for coffee and a pastry in downtown Sciacca.  As we were slurping (espresso for Ramona, cappucino for me) and downing a tiny cornetto stuffed with pistachio cream, a slim, well-turned out woman who appeared to be … Continue reading →

Ramona and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary today by 'having lunch' with one of our favourite fictional detectives, Inspector Salvo Montalbano of the Vigata police force in Sicily. Montalbano is the invention of writer Andrea Camilleri. Camilleri spends part … Continue reading →

This is the view from Enna, a central Sicilian capital from which you can see Mount Etna.  The volcano did not erupt, but we were very hot. (baked)  The 'shake' part came from Ramona's constant worries as I drove our … Continue reading →