Sicily Day Trip: A Beautiful Day in San Marco D'Alunzio
Recently, John's teacher Livio invited us to visit his hometown of San Marco D'Alunzio. In Messina province, this ancient town (dating 4 BC) sits high up, surrounded by the Nebrodi mountains, with gorgeous vistas of the Tyrrhenian Sea from Cefalù to Capo D'Orlando. Like all of the towns in the mountains, it's difficult for us to get there without a car. Livio graciously picked us up in Capo D'Orlando, and we enjoyed a beautiful drive to San Marco d'Alunzio. Throughout the day we toured all around the city by foot, took a drive in the mountains, and learned about the history and geography of this area. Livio's background is in history, and after his first class with Livio, John told me how much he enjoyed Livio as a teacher. We also learned that Livio plays guitar and is in a band. Lots of fun conversations about music ensued. In these two ways - musical tastes and history - Livio reminded us very much of our nephew Michael, of whom we are very fond. Joh...