On Friday we visited Cefalu, a cute fishing village and Rick Steve's favorite town in Sicily. It was ours too, probably because it was sort of a tourist town in the off-season and less dirty than other parts of the island. Here is Brennan racing to check out the church and a fisherman mending his nets.
Here are the Cefalu "boardwalk" and a Medieval laundry fountain. We had a lot of fun wandering around here and all the people we came across were extremely friendly. Of course we ate more pizza and gelato too. =)
For our evening entertainment we drove to tour a Norman castle up in the hills. We got to wander at will, which is pretty much a dream come true for me, except that a lot of the doors were locked and we couldn't get upstairs. I did try every single door just to be sure. We saw a lot though and the castle is currently being renovated and reinforced in places. There are a few furnishings and displays inside, and it looks like it will be a great museum in a couple of years when it's finished.
On Saturday we drove back to the Fringers with a stop in the middle of the island to visit the Villa Romana del Casale, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and contains some of the best Roman mosaics in the world. We were able to see quite a bit even though the main Villa was closed, and we had a very helpful "tourguide" who gave us a wealth of information in speedy English with a heavy accent. My mosaic pictures are not too clear, but they were just beautiful and even though we didn't stay for long we were glad to have stopped. We had dinner at the Fringer's and then hopped a flight back to Germany. It was a great trip and we had so much fun!
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