This was one of those days where plans fell through, but things turned out just fine. We drove to the Mt. Etna museum (I’m not going to keep harping on how terrifying the drive everywhere is…but it was terrifying). But the museum was closed to tourists. Then we drove to Randazzo, an interesting hillside village. We went through several other interesting villages along the way.
The cathedral was closed, of course. With some notable exceptions (Monreale and the cathedral in Cefalu), I’ve been denied entrance into my favorite spaces this trip – churches. I’m trying hard not to take that personally and, yes, I have prayed about it.
But we did find a fabulous restaurant. Quatris. It seemed sort of fancy, with cloth napkins and a nice atmosphere. We were there about 1 p.m. and there were no other customers when we entered and none ever came in. It’s a shame, too, because this place was fantastic. Some of the best food we’ve ever had.
After that, we tried to visit a winery, but it was closed for the season. I’m usually pretty decent at research, but on this trip, I really missed the seasonal closings as I planned.
It was really cold yesterday and the wind was gusting at speeds that could knock you over. It was a good day to come back to the villa and build a fire and relax.
Tonight, we cooked at home, using leftovers and raiding our own fridge. The food was delicious – pasta, tomatoes, fried salami, shallot, garlic, leftover chicken, pecorino cheese and arugula. Then we watched Marty Supreme…we have mixed feelings about that, but that’s not this blog.
Tonight the sky is full of stars. Orion seems perched just off our porch, it seems. We can’t see Mt. Etna, but I’m hopeful we can in the morning if it stays clear.
Kim & Betsy 