Today Dad decided to play hooky from work and we took a day trip to
Caltagirone to see the nativity scenes.
Caltagirone is a small city in the
Catania province and is about a 45 minute drive from our house. The city is known for its production of ceramics and its flight of 142 steps decorated with majolica tiles. During the Christmas season,
Caltagirone boasts some of the largest nativity scenes in Italy, so we jumped on a bus tour to go check them out. Unfortunately, the rain and fog hindered our plans. As soon as we stepped off the bus into the pouring rain I pulled off my hat and threw it into a puddle (I hate hats!). The rest of the day was spent indoors or running for shelter with a blanket over my head.
This is Dad and I on
Caltagirone's Scala di Santa Maria
del Monte. This picture does the enormous staircase no justice. It's really quite breathtaking. Please click
HERE for a view of the staircase during good weather.
Mom dragged Dad and I
ceramic shopping. We didn't mind too much since it was down pouring outside. I picked out a nativity scene ornament for our Christmas tree- A little Sicilian keepsake from my first Christmas.
No comments:
Post a Comment