CATANIA, 12th August 2011 Saro, Pina and I took a day trip into Catania for the usual Granita and Briosch breakfast. I Choose a chocolate granita as well as a ricotta cannoli and a pasta mandola. My cousins have a bad habit in getting to the register before I do and when I do get to the register they will not allow me to pay as the know I am a guest and they tell me "Guests Don't Pay"! We then hit the markets where one has to be able to tell the difference betw...

ST Tecla, Sicily Italy. 11th August 2011 Breakfast began with a granita and briosche, this time joining my cousins Giovanna and Rosario, followed by some shopping and buying two beautiful shirts, one which was gifted to me by Giovanna. It was time to head off to the "Palace Hotel" to enjoy some time by the pool and deepen that tan of mine. Returning home for a late lunch and I followed this by taking out the tools of the trade and gave my cousin Ottavio a tren...

NOTO, 10th August 2011 This morning Matteo joins Pina, Saro and I for breakfast at Cafe Connavo in Acireale. Granita and Briosche all around. My favourite would have to be Mandola macchiatto con Caffe. (Almond with a dash of Coffee). Destination Calamoscha, A beautiful beach overlooking the Golf of Noto. Here we spent much of the day swimming and sunbaking. Lunch was panini which we bought in Acireale, stuffed with procuitto and provolone cheese. In the aftern...

Catania, 9th August 2011 My cousin Rossario Sciacca, takes me on an outing with friends Elio and Renzo to Catania. Rossario has a passion for history and Architecture and what a better way to see Catania than to be chaparoned by a local. Catania is a huge city and there is no sky scrapers like there is in Australia, this is very much a earthquake zone and still is an amazing place. The usual morning starts with a Granita and Briosche and time to try a differe...

ACIREALE, 8th August 2011 The day begins with my cousin Pina and I going into Acireale Centrale on a photographic expedition to capture this amazing town on my camera. In town we stop at a Bar and it was time to have a pitacchio / mandola granita with a briosche. Sugar hit out of control and unresistable. Returning back to catch up with Zia Graziella before lunch....hmmm Calamari accompanied with a salad and eggplant parmegiana. Today temprture is humid and ab...