A Scrap of Life

We woke up super early this morning so we could hop on an early flight out of Sicily. It was sad to say goodbye to Jimmy and his family. We loved our time spent with them. I hope one day when they settle down we can live somewhere nearby and enjoy regular time together. Our 6:55am flight took off and we landed just an hour later in our next destination, Rome! We caught this amazing sunrise with Mt Etna in the background after takeoff. We arrived in Rome early and grabbed a taxi to our hotel right in the heart of Rome. Thankfully they had a room available so we were able to unpack and freshen up before heading out. We wanted to get a feel for the city so started with the Rick Steves audio tour. We saw so many gorgeous fountains and obelisks along the way.  One of our favorite moments was turning the corner and seeing the Pantheon. This was gorgeous inside and out.  We decided to eat at one of the restaurants where we enjoyed some margherita pizza and fresh made pasta, a...

Another busy day in Sicily with Jimmy & Gin. We started out early for the drive to the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. It took a couple of hours to get there, as it’s on the central southern side of the island (they live central east side). It was a gorgeous drive and we got to see a lot of different landscape along the way. Agrigento is an amazing group of Greek ruins. Unlike the ones in Greece, these were built of sandstone so they haven’t held up as well, but are more red in color. There were ruins, some amazing statues and a few spots where they helped show how the temples were built, so I walked away learning something new. It was especially beautiful and fragrant with the almond trees in bloom. The almond trees were blooming while we were there so we had to get a few shots with those as well. They smelled really good. While there I took a picture of the nearby city with the same name. It’s interesting because the Sicilians love living packed like sardines in these hil...