Taormina has to be one of the most stunningly
beautiful places one could find. But the views are everything the place has to
offer, as the town is just a pedestrian mall with shops selling high-ticket
items to tourists who can afford to spend time in the reified atmosphere of Italian
high fashion. We bought nothing except food and wine, which, alas, was good,
but no better than a less expensive repast enjoyed at a lower altitude.
View from our
hotel balcony. Etna is in the background:
Looking down
from balcony:
Looking afar
from balcony:
Looking even
farther:
The
‘Birdhouse’ in the ‘English Garden’ adjacent to our hotel. The garden was built
by the husband of an English lady who had married an Italian count. It is said
that it gave her a feeling of home:
Close-up of
Birdhouse. I never saw birds in the Birdhouse:
