Italian Christmas 2023 and Exciting Vagabond News!
Merry Christmas! Emily is here in Capo D'Orlando for the holiday season! She flew into Florence, and we met her there to spend a few days together on a mini-vacation. Other than that, we have not had any specific plans because she requested to "just exist here." We enjoyed our trip to Florence, but there were two problems. First, we all had a stomach virus during the trip at different points in time. Therefore, we all didn't get to do all of the things we had hoped to do. However, we managed to squeeze in quite a bit during the times of feeling well. Second, we were disappointed by the number of times we heard negative comments about Sicily, Sicilians, or the South of Italy. I thought this attitudinal problem was a thing of the past, and it was sad to see it still in existence. Some people are just going to be ignorant. Maybe? And, if so, then in a positive way. (Photo taken in Palermo.) Those things aside, Florence was a beautiful city full of stunning art and a...