Friday, March 27, 2009

Sicilia!


Mike and I embarked on our first vacation together last weekend - in Sicily!!  Needless to say, it was beautiful in Southern Italy and we had an amazing time together.  It took quite some traveling to get there (Flight to Milan, bus to a different airport, *slept in the airport*, flight to Palermo, train to Cefalu for the first day), but once we arrived in Cefalu, we immediately knew it would all be worth it.
Cefalu is where Mike's great grandparents were from, and I can easily say that it has been my favorite place to visit thus far.  It's a very little town on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, and the sights and scenery are just gorgeous.  Not only do they have the beach - but they've got pretty mountains too! 



This is another family that stayed at the Casanova B&B in Cefalu - Our host, Vicenzo, cooked an amazing dinner for us all!














Mike and I sat on some rocks on the Mediterranean Sea, drank home-made wine, and watched the sunset. That's when I fell in love with Cefalu.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Gernika and Mundaka pics!

In Gernika, in front of a stone version of "Guernica" by Picasso.  They want the original version in their city, I wonder why.  








In front of a 'seedling' left over after the bombing of Gernika.












On the border of Mundaka. People were surfing in 50 degree weather in the Atlantic ocean!