Comments on: touring sicily: savoca http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:16:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: LA Blogger Gal http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-18346 LA Blogger Gal Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:41:39 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-18346 Your photos are just beautiful! I can't wait to get to Europe again as an adult to take some pictures with an <I>adult</I>eye (going at 18 truly doesn't count since all I wanted to do was drink, shop, drink, dance, drink, shop and drink). Hopefully, we'll get there within the year (of course, I've said that since some time <I>last</I> year now, but I'm going to be positive and keep pushing the man. <em>LA Blogger Gal's last blog post..<a href='http://mylablog.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/wild-boys-always-shine/' rel="nofollow">Wild Boys Always Shine</a></em> <strong><em>I hope you can get here too; I think trips always offer something different when we visit at different stages in our lives...will be interesting to see your different impressions. Your photos are just beautiful! I can’t wait to get to Europe again as an adult to take some pictures with an adulteye (going at 18 truly doesn’t count since all I wanted to do was drink, shop, drink, dance, drink, shop and drink). Hopefully, we’ll get there within the year (of course, I’ve said that since some time last year now, but I’m going to be positive and keep pushing the man.

LA Blogger Gal’s last blog post..Wild Boys Always Shine

I hope you can get here too; I think trips always offer something different when we visit at different stages in our lives…will be interesting to see your different impressions.

]]> By: Jill http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-17153 Jill Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:59:22 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-17153 Oh, Savoca... I do love this place. I hope it stays off the itinerary of large tour groups for a long, long, time. Another "Godfather" stop in Sicily is the Il Castello degli Schiavi in Fiumefreddo, Catania. It is known for being the house where many scenes were shot, one of the most famous being in 'The Godfather Part I' when Apollonia was murdered and the last scene of the trilogy; The Godfather sitting in his chair when he was very old... I’m glad to hear you enjoyed yourself, a hidden Sicilian treasure indeed! <em>Jill's last blog post..<a href='http://siciliansimplicity.blogspot.com/2008/02/and-were-off.html' rel="nofollow">And we're off...</a></em> <strong><em>Ooh thanks for the tips on more places to visit; I'll definitely be headed back to Sicilia sooner or later--and hopefully you'll be around this time! Oh, Savoca… I do love this place. I hope it stays off the itinerary of large tour groups for a long, long, time.

Another “Godfather” stop in Sicily is the Il Castello degli Schiavi in Fiumefreddo, Catania. It is known for being the house where many scenes were shot, one of the most famous being in ‘The Godfather Part I’ when Apollonia was murdered and the last scene of the trilogy; The Godfather sitting in his chair when he was very old…

I’m glad to hear you enjoyed yourself, a hidden Sicilian treasure indeed!

Jill’s last blog post..And we’re off…

Ooh thanks for the tips on more places to visit; I’ll definitely be headed back to Sicilia sooner or later–and hopefully you’ll be around this time!

]]> By: Erin http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15343 Erin Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:42:55 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15343 What beautiful pictures! Sounds like you two had a great time! <em>Erin's last blog post..<a href='http://fullyalive-readytosmile.com/2008/03/the-ultimate-blog-party-2008.html' rel="nofollow">The Ultimate Blog Party 2008</a></em> <strong><em>Thanks Erin; it was really a fabulous trip :) What beautiful pictures! Sounds like you two had a great time!

Erin’s last blog post..The Ultimate Blog Party 2008

Thanks Erin; it was really a fabulous trip :)

]]> By: Karina http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15305 Karina Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:24:58 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15305 Love these photos! Unfortunately my computer is not cooperating with flickr right now, so I'll have to check out the rest later on, but with these as a preview, I know I MUST go check them out. Now, would you believe I've never seen any of the Godfather movies? Yes, I know, shame on me! ;-) <em>Karina's last blog post..<a href='http://candidkarina.blogspot.com/2008/03/pahk-cah-in-hahvad-yahd.html' rel="nofollow">Pahk the Cah in Hahvad Yahd...</a></em> <strong><em>Oh boo on the Flickr issues :( You definitely should see The Godfather; I only saw it for the first time within the past year and a half myself. And then I watched it about four times ;) Love these photos! Unfortunately my computer is not cooperating with flickr right now, so I’ll have to check out the rest later on, but with these as a preview, I know I MUST go check them out.

Now, would you believe I’ve never seen any of the Godfather movies? Yes, I know, shame on me! ;-)

Karina’s last blog post..Pahk the Cah in Hahvad Yahd…

Oh boo on the Flickr issues :( You definitely should see The Godfather; I only saw it for the first time within the past year and a half myself. And then I watched it about four times ;)

]]> By: Irene http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15245 Irene Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:26:57 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15245 Visiting Sicily is in the list of common "wants" that DH and I share. We haven't been to Italy since 2004 and I have been itching to go again, especially with our neighbours visiting for a conference for a week, taking the family with them! what is it about Italy that makes me go Ahhh and Iiii, I don't know. It's not just about the Architecture that I love, or the natural beauty. Do you think I might have been a Magna Grecian in a previous life? <em>Irene's last blog post..<a href='http://thegreengreek.blogspot.com/2008/03/time-travel-tuesday-easter.html' rel="nofollow">Time Travel Tuesday-Easter</a></em> <strong><em>That just may be the case Irene; hope you'll come over and visit us soon :) Visiting Sicily is in the list of common “wants” that DH and I share. We haven’t been to Italy since 2004 and I have been itching to go again, especially with our neighbours visiting for a conference for a week, taking the family with them!
what is it about Italy that makes me go Ahhh and Iiii, I don’t know. It’s not just about the Architecture that I love, or the natural beauty. Do you think I might have been a Magna Grecian in a previous life?

Irene’s last blog post..Time Travel Tuesday-Easter

That just may be the case Irene; hope you’ll come over and visit us soon :)

]]> By: african vanielje http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15214 african vanielje Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:52:59 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15214 I could pack up today and move to Italy. Your photos and words are so evocative, Sognatrice. And I could do with a bit of sunshine. <em>african vanielje's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/africanvanielje/~3/245826389/' rel="nofollow">Catch -ups and apologies. Story of my life!</a></em> <strong><em>Sun is shining here today, although less so than the past few days. Still, I can send some your way :) I could pack up today and move to Italy. Your photos and words are so evocative, Sognatrice. And I could do with a bit of sunshine.

african vanielje’s last blog post..Catch -ups and apologies. Story of my life!

Sun is shining here today, although less so than the past few days. Still, I can send some your way :)

]]> By: nyc/caribbean ragazza http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15149 nyc/caribbean ragazza Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:46:37 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15149 Godfather I & II are two of the greatest American films every made. You know I won't be able to go to Sicily without seeing some of the locations. As always your photos are belle! <em>nyc/caribbean ragazza's last blog post..<a href='http://sistergirltales.blogspot.com/2008/03/girl-scout-cookies-chateau-marmont.html' rel="nofollow">Girl Scout cookies, Chateau Marmont</a></em> <strong><em>You're going to love it! Godfather I & II are two of the greatest American films every made. You know I won’t be able to go to Sicily without seeing some of the locations.

As always your photos are belle!

nyc/caribbean ragazza’s last blog post..Girl Scout cookies, Chateau Marmont

You’re going to love it!

]]> By: Linda http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15049 Linda Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:24:33 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15049 The Godfather is one of my all-time faves! I've seen it a dozen times and I still salivate at the sight of a hot young Al Pacino in a coppola, sitting at that very bar. Can't wait to visit one day. Btw, I think that plant in the picture is a type of agave. I remember seeing lots of them when I was in Sicily. <strong><em>Pacino was a hottie wasn't he? About the plant, I think the agave is what I was originally thinking too, but then a reader told me that she has one of these in her garden in Sicily and it's wild fennel really out of control--and it looks that way to me as well from those tufts at the bottom. I have a photo of an agave that I compared, and they actually look quite different (in my memory, though, they looked the same!). The Godfather is one of my all-time faves! I’ve seen it a dozen times and I still salivate at the sight of a hot young Al Pacino in a coppola, sitting at that very bar. Can’t wait to visit one day.
Btw, I think that plant in the picture is a type of agave. I remember seeing lots of them when I was in Sicily.

Pacino was a hottie wasn’t he? About the plant, I think the agave is what I was originally thinking too, but then a reader told me that she has one of these in her garden in Sicily and it’s wild fennel really out of control–and it looks that way to me as well from those tufts at the bottom. I have a photo of an agave that I compared, and they actually look quite different (in my memory, though, they looked the same!).

]]> By: honestyrain http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15021 honestyrain Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:58:34 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15021 makes me want to get on a plane right now. of course, it wouldn't take much to make me want to get on a plane. this winter just won't end ;) lovely photos! <em>honestyrain's last blog post..<a href='http://honestyrain.com/index.php/2008/03/04/at-first-i-wasnt-sure-why-but-this-struck-me-as-relevant-to-my-life/' rel="nofollow">at first i wasn’t sure why, but this struck me as relevant</a></em> <strong><em>My family keeps telling me about the winter that won't end too; it's been quite mild here for a while, and I'm not complaining ;) makes me want to get on a plane right now. of course, it wouldn’t take much to make me want to get on a plane. this winter just won’t end ;)

lovely photos!

honestyrain’s last blog post..at first i wasn’t sure why, but this struck me as relevant

My family keeps telling me about the winter that won’t end too; it’s been quite mild here for a while, and I’m not complaining ;)

]]> By: Diane Mandy http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15020 Diane Mandy Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:57:26 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/03/touring-sicily-savoca.html#comment-15020 What beautiful photos! <em>Diane Mandy's last blog post..<a href='http://www.martinisfortwo.com/2008/03/road-less-traveled.html' rel="nofollow">The Road Less Traveled</a></em> <strong><em>Thanks Diane; the surroundings *really* lend themselves to photos :) What beautiful photos!

Diane Mandy’s last blog post..The Road Less Traveled

Thanks Diane; the surroundings *really* lend themselves to photos :)

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