Villa
in Syracuse Sicily
Dear Loli,
Please accept my apologies for not writing to you sooner
The Villa Smeraldi and the weather were perfect. We visited Ragusa
as you recommended and as you said, it is a beautiful town. Ortygia
was very impressive. We would like to see it again when the restoration
of the cathedral and other buildings is complete. And we enjoyed
the food and wine but did not eat out as often as we had intended
because the house was so nice. It was very relaxing to cook for
ourselves and not have to drive back after a meal. I'm a birdwatcher
so I enjoyed just staying in the garden. Thank you again for your
help and advice, and thank Mario, and in particular, Piero for meeting
us and showing us to the Villa.
Tell him is English is OK, much, much better than our Italian. I
must apologise for our lack of Italian. Hopefully it will be a bit
better next time. Of course a week is not long enough, so I'm sure
we will be coming back. Thanks again for letting us live in your
home and giving us a fantastic holiday
Best wishes,
Gordon