I had another lazy day today knowing I was going to be doing a lot of walking on our shore excursion. We were doubly lazy, not getting up until 08.30 and drifting down to breakfast in the MDR. Jane was feeling particularly antisocial so we ended up on a table for two and unusually, it was fairly isolated, so there was no-one near for me to chat to. I had figs and prunes followed by kippers and poached eggs.
We then made our way down to the dock side were our coach was waiting to transfer us to Taormina. This is a very pretty town, with a very scary approach along hairpin bends and vertical drops. Jane was not happy, especially after yesterday’s interesting drive through the Albanian mountains. After getting dropped off we were given 3 hours to see the sights. Well, we had a plan, postcards, coffee to write them, pizza and any sightseeing we could fit in.
The postcards and coffee were accomplished toute suite, so we took a stroll along to the Greek Amphitheatre for a bit of culture. There are a lot of steep drops all around the theater which gave Jane jelly legs on more than one occasion.
From there we walked back through Taormina, to get some stamps from the Post Office, and then the main event. Pizza time, Jane has been desperate for an authentic Italian Pizza for ages, and I know Sicily isn’t really the home of Pizza, but notwithstanding a trip to Naples this was going to have to do.
It was very nice indeed, made so much better by having it served with ice cold beer on a very warm day.
It was then time to head back to the Queen Elizabeth and afternoon tea !