Giardini-Naxos

                                                                                Gattito in the sunshine...

I'm testing to see if I can post from my laptop...I think the problem was iPad/Blogspot ???

                           

glass of wine in Giardini-Naxos

Mt. Etna seen through the Greek amphitheater

Greek Amphitheater, with Mt. Etna in the background

We're home (2 AM this morning) but our suitcases aren't...!!!! Keep your fingers crossed...

Where Do Lost Posts Go?

This is my FOURTH post...where the others have gone, who knows? We met up with our group briefly today...they are all jet-lagged, while we are much refreshed after 4 days in Taormina, a lovely hillside town which has been welcoming travelers for hundreds of years...a lot of them with big, beautiful yachts.  We left our yacht at home, but thoroughly enjoyed the beauty and ambiance of our hotel, Villa Belvedere

 We ate and drank excellent Sicilian food and wine, walked the charming (but crowded) steep streets, returned to our hotel to read by the pool and nap. One day Dave climbed 600 steps up to a church carved out of rock

Posting problems

For some odd reason, I haven't bee able to successfully post...FOUR posts are in the ether, somewhere between Sicily and the Internet...we're having a great time, and I will keep trying.....

Leaving on a jet plane...

tomorrow...3 weeks in Sicily!

Greek ruins, beautiful views, active volcanoes, FOOD, markets, DRINK, oh, boy, can't wait!

Wrap Up

We're home safe and sound; a little jet-lagged, a little scratchy-throated, glad to be sleeping in our own true bed.

We stayed in a lovely lodge, the last night before returning to Addis Ababa

 Not only were the surroundings beautiful, we got to be spectators at a local wedding.

The flower girl and ring-bearer...

The happy couple...

We were taking bets on whether the cake would topple before it was cut (it didn't)

Our group...

Our wonderful local guide, Dawit...

Plumbing in Ethiopia...

Endangered Hartebeests...

 Joyous women...

Interesting ruins...:D

 termite tower...

 David in the lion's den...

 Vultures fighting over roadkill...

So many impressions...Ethiopia is a land of contrasts, beautiful, friendly people;
ancient history, current struggles. Colorful, lively, curious people, what an incredible time we had!