After the South American sector of my trip, finally making it to the home country of my late grandparents was an almost surreal experience, as it was an something I'd been looking forward to for a great portion of my life. I had been lucky enough to be in contact with, and even had previously been visited by some of my Italian cousins in Australia, so being able to reconnect with them in Sicily was an amazing experience.
My few weeks spent in Sicily with my Italian relatives were filled with a ridiculous amount of food (think a six course meal within a day of arriving, that's right SIX courses). Arriving in Italy left me in food heaven, I've never eaten more in my life, and amazingly didn't gain a good deal of weight, which was definitely a huge relief on my behalf! Sicily was full of beautiful landscapes and coastal features, and I spent a jam packed few weeks visiting all the cultural sights the island had to offer, including visiting areas like Catania, Taormina, Mt Etna and Palermo.
Visiting two of the towns, Savoca and Forza d'Agro, that were featured in the Godfather movies was one really cool experience that I was able to have in Sicily. Food wise, I absolutely fell in love with all things pistachio - I'm talking pizza, pasta, desserts and more! Another favourite is mimmo, which is a dessert made in my families home town of Furci Siculo. But above all it was just amazing to meet a whole other sector of my family, despite the sometimes comical effects of our language barriers.
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| Isola Bella |
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| Prickly Pear, or 'big bastards' |
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| View from Taormina |
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| Mount Etna |
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| The Greek amphitheatre |
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| Scali dei turchi |
Ciao bella gente!
-Melissa
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