Sicily - 5/15

Stop 1 – Siracusa

We flew into Catania Sicily from Pisa, picked up our rental car and drove to an Agriturismo (a working farm and rural B&B) in Siracusa.  We had to drive through lots of traffic circles (New Jersey ain’t got nothing on Italy) and lots of small towns.  It was a lovey, yet long and confusing drive.  Agriturismos are working farms, so they are located out in the country, far away from town.  Once we arrived we were delighted to find an incredibly beautiful place that was serine and quiet and surrounded by orange trees that were in full bloom.

We were greeted by the caretaker and when he said his name I said it sounded like the word ‘commercial’.   Later on that afternoon Pamm called him commercial by mistake, but rather than be offended he liked it and told us to call him that from now on.   We were only there for one night and had the run of the joint as we were the only guest in their 6 room farmhouse.  When we first checked in there was a slight problem, every time the toilet was flushed the pipes would made a sound like a woman groaning in agony.  Commercial had it fixed immediately and then made us a great light lunch with fresh ingredients from the farm.  Food is so incredibly delicious when it doesn’t come out of a can or box.  And here, as I am finding all over Italy, Italian’s do not over do the ingredients.  They use far fewer than any American Italian dish. They believe (and have convinced me) that the simpler and fewer ingredients there are (including spices) – the better the end result.    

Pedro had a great time at the B&B and quickly made a new friend. 

Then he met a chick - she was taller than him and already had 2 kids of her own, but that didn’t stop him.

Apparently he got a little too friendly…  Oh Pedro!!!!

He knew that he couldn't stay.  Luckily he found a house big enough for his new clan... 

Pedro's casa e su casa!

Ciao!