View of the Mediterranean Sea from the rooftop of our apartment we rented in Sorrento, Italy
Our visit to Pompeii with Mt. Vesuvius in the background
Amafali Coast
Ravello where we bumped into Former Governor of Michigan & his wife
Taking the train from Naples to Calabria, Italy
Evening stroll in Calabria, Italy
Taking the ferry from Calabria to Messina, Sicily
Taking the train from Messina to Palermo, Sicily
Looking down into the lobby at our Central Palace Hotel in Palermo
Taking a bus tour of Palermo
Going to visit the historic town of Erice from Palermo
View of Erice from our cable car ride
View of Mt. Etna from the train on our way from Palermo to Catania
Taking a red bus tour around Catania - a beautiful city!
Ruins of an arena in the middle of the city
Bar kiosk on the streets of Catania
Great place for all kinds of great foods - from Arincini balls to beautiful pastries!
Catania's Farmers' market on a Sunday morning
Our flight from Catania to Valetta, Malta
First views of Malta
The only drawback - right by a bus stop - and the buses run frequently - so it was a bit noisy. You live and learn.......
But the view from the balcony and walking in the evening along St. Paul's Bay - priceless!
Visiting St. John's Co-Cathedral built by the Knights of Malta
St. John's is called a Co-Cathedral because it shares the seat of the Archdiocese of Malta with St. Paul's in Medina
Floor is made up of hundreds of inlaid marble tombs for the Knights of the order
On our way to visit the island of Gozo
Taking a bus tour around Gozo
Toured the Ggantija Temples
Our friend Dee used to play among these ruins as a youngster!
Quaint square in Gozo and the church where are friend Dee Sultana Galante was born
Going to visit the Blue Grotto
More touring around Gozo
Leaving Malta to return to Pazzola, Sicily
View of the catamaran on TV in the vessel
We spent a few days in Pozzallo
From Pozzzallo we visited the city of Siracusa, Sicily
| And took a bus tour to Agrigenta |
 |
We flew from Catania, Sicily to Rome and spent the night in Ostia - once the harbor city of Ancient Rome, and now an archaeological site. (near Fuminico Airport making it an easy hop for our flights home) Ostia is a derivation of "os", the Latin word for "mouth". (At the mouth of Tiber River)
Comparable to Pompeii ruins - a work in progress worth a visit and NOT CROWDED!
A worker restoring the marble floor
Last home before Fumicino Airport - Rome to France to Detroit
