Sicily

An enthusiastic curator

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….

Sicily

Holiday during our holiday, first to Modica

During our two-week stay in Syracuse, Sicily, we travelled away for one night. In other words, it was a little extravagant, as we wasted the cost of one night’s accommodation on Airbnb, but…

Syracuse

Finally ate pizza

One of the days during our stay type summer holiday in Syracuse, Sicily, we went out to eat pizza in the evening after finishing our work. The other day, we went to a…

Syracuse

Archimedes and a ship

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..

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

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

My husband was disappointed, but..

On this day during our summer holiday in Syracuse in Sicily, we had lunch at a restaurant called Locanda del Collegio. The boatman on the boat trip the day before recommended us,…

Syracuse

Washing day

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

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…