Sicily

Going up to Cathedral of San Giorgio

[Sept. 2022] This is the continuation of our trip to Modica, Sicily, Italy. After quenching our thirst with a granita and taking a break, we headed to the city’s top tourist attraction, the Cathedral of…

Sicily

The view of Modica and granita

[Sept., 2022] Modica, an inland town in the southwestern part of Sicily in Italy, has a spectacular view of houses lined up on the slopes of the hills. It’s amazing just looking up from the…

Sicily

An enthusiastic curator

[Sept. 2022] So, in Modica, an inland town in the southwest of Sicily, we first visited St. Peter’s Church. From the front, you will notice a rather long staircase flanked by 12 statues of saints….

Syracuse

Archimedes and a ship

[Aug. 2022] The historic town of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy, is the hometown of Archimedes, who is known as a mathematician and physicist. When I heard about Archimedes, a sage from ancient Greece, and I…

Syracuse

It’s a beautiful beach, but..

[ Aug.2022 ] Our summer holiday, staying in Syracuse in Sicily, was already more than half way through. Since it was a stay type holiday, we also worked. On this day, after working in the…

Syracuse

The walking tour and sunset

[ Aug.2022 ] After a week of staying in Syracuse, a historic town in Sicily, Italy, we participated in a free walking tour. Actually, it is more meaningful to participate in such tours as soon…

Syracuse

Washing day

[Aug. 2022] This day was the day when “living” came first during our stay-type holiday in Syracuse, Sicily. As I wrote before, this Airbnb was almost 100 percent comfortable, but there was no washing machine….

Syracuse

Have a beautiful cove to ourselves

[Aug. 2022] The final destination of our boat trip starting from the port of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy, was a cove in a nature reserve. The Libeccio wind was strong, so the boatman changed his…

Syracuse

Poking fish

[Aug. 2022] I continue talking about our summer holiday in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. Since it was summer holiday, we had to go swimming, so on this day, after a light lunch of octopus salad, we…