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Sicilian travels of a pair of friends!
We are Jim and Laure Barr and chose to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary on a tour!
Ever since our 1st Rick Steves Best of Europe tour in 2018(insert link, we have been raving about the whole experience – so much so that our friends Barb and Bryan decided they would join us if we would go to Sicily! Barb had relatives from Palmermo and Noto and was interested in seeing where her family originated. We agreed and planned on travelling in 2020.
Covid delayed our plans, so we started with a lot of advance planning – two years worth! We were fully vaccinated, tested and masked when on the bus or in museums.
Our Story
Sicily with its central location in the Mediterranean has the best of features of each country that invaded it - from Phoenician, Etruscans, Arabs, Greeks, Romans and Spain. Influencing both the land ( the Romans breadbasket), food, architecture and the culture here. Most impressive was the Sicilian attitude of all are welcome here! That welcome was very heartfelt and genuine in all the people we met- from our hotel's staff to the fish monger to the restaurateur and puppet makers - all were very welcoming and encouraged us to try our Italian and laughed with us!
Places We Toured
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