Charbonneau News

We just got back from a great winter trip to Sicily. We also got a day and a half in Rome,an overnight in Sorrento with a half day on Capri , and an unexpected side trip to Pompeii on our way down the coast to Sicily. We toured with Trafalgar ( same company we did the Ireland trip with in 2005 ) with a very diverse and interesting bunch. We especially enjoyed the company of an Australian couple about our age, a Malaysian couple and a couple from Singapore. The weather could have been better - we had cloudy and sometimes rainy weather the whole time. The trade-off; however, was that we had Sicily practically to ourselves. We did see other tour groups ocassionally - but at most historical sites, we were the only ones there. It was great to tour and look around the Greek temples with so few around. We packed a lot into the 10 day tour - our head is still swimming! The food at sites other than the hotels was excellent - we enjoyed the local cuisine very much along with all the Sicilian wine and olive oil. Below are just a few of the many pictures we took - we won't bore you. If you really want an overview of Sicily - we'll haul out our photo CD when you come to visit. And next we have our sights on Australia and New Zeeland ---------Whenever!

Caio - Paul and Marty