EvainSicily

my ritual in the morning It's a rite for me every morning making my coffe with the Caffettiera.. I can use my coffee machine, but it's not the same... I  like washing my caffettiera,moving slowly  looking for coffee...sugar preparing my yellow or blue cup (depends from my mood!) and then waiting and smelling the good flavour and listening the noise ...when coffee is coming .. then I prepare my toasts with home made marmelade and fruit sometimes.... a mixture between English and Italian breakfast! Wake up!

Marina di Ragusa A sunny winter day on the beach.

This year, it's not a good Christmas time for shopping!!! It's really a bad period, less job and therefore less money, but it's not easy to give up shopping for Christmas presents. Presents are a nice way to show you love your friends and relatives. I don't like to do presents only  for the regular anniversaries like birthdays or festivities..I mean I do , I like to do..but I really like to buy presents also on other days, when people don't expect them. I like surprises...so it makes  me  a little sad when someone...and my mom for example still does , asks me "What do you like for your birthday .or Christmas" for example?? My answer: I don't know..I like the sursprise...! It's a risk, but the baby inside of me still likes sursprises... I still remember when I was six, and my mammy resisted...till the early morning of my birthday (St. Lucy's day) to give me her present: a wonderful collection of colors....to draw and paint!!! I was real

Hmm.. ma che bontà It sounds delicious!  This is a butcher's ....all its specialities. No translation...you have to taste all of them. Buon appetito! This is Sicily

Laundry in Modica alta Laundry in Modica bassa

 A warming Christmas Tree  Christmas is coming and Cold has arrived as well. Today, here, is 5°...Believe me, this is really cold for us!

This is from the Appeal to the all Council Of Europe Authorities to prevent creation of National guides by FEG (Federation of European Tourist guides): "....The Council of Europe should protect the figure of local professional guides,who live in the area they guide in, have studied the complex local history,have become experts in the history of the artistic production of their area,know the agricoltural, natural patrimony of their area and promote it,helping to safeguard the treasures of all Europeans should help to protect. The concept of National guide is pure Dysneyworld.... if the local guides will be suppressed...to be replaced by an ignorant, ill-prepared, glib national guide... Don't let Europe become a Dysneyworld..we are not made of plastic and stupidity. ...Prevent such  an appallingly idiotic decision whixh the Italian government is trying to impose, selling out the fabulously diverse territories, in Italy, to the cheap and ignorant quick money-makers, lik

Bedda matri!! che cauru ca fa'!!!....... Mamma mia it's terribly hot!!!! waiting for a cold Christmas, today we have 26°......

Choccobarocco in Modica: A chocolate full immersion lasted six days in Modica,  between flavors ...and the misteries of the night in Modica!!   Tour guide in Noir Tour Noir leader The local guides in  Modica offered an interesting tour at night between the mysteries and the lanes in Modica  bassa . It was a success!!! Included only for saturday night program.....it was repeated on Sunday and Wednesday night!  Bravi, davvero bravi!!

Il C hocobarocco è arrivato! Da oggi fino all'Immacolata , Modica celebra la festa del cioccolato con la migliore tradizione artigianale ! Una serie di eventi, mostre, conferenze, degustazioni, workshop,visite guidate ogni giorno. Vi segnalo sabato 4 sera, nell'ambito della Choconotte...il tour NOIR alle 22.30 a Modica bassa.

( A proposito di identità siciliana) Per tutti quelli che ogni volta ci chiedono ( e sono  davvero tanti!!): " ma voi Siciliani, cosa siete ?" Siciliano sono e me ne vanto e vivo in una terra piena d'incanto, isola misteriosa di razze mischiate, Trinacria di sole e di gente ospitale. Sono siculo e sicano e a chiunque sia stringo la mano, sono greco e sono fenicio e alla vita dò un bacio, sono arabo e sono normanno e a nessuno niente mai chiedo, sono spagnolo e sono francese e mi scordo sempre ciò che ho promesso. sono ebreo e sono borbone e dalla camicia perdo bottoni, sono italiano e sono europeo e tengo cura di quello che è mio, sono mafioso e sono onesto e bacio sempre la croce di Cristo, sono catanese e palermitano e mi sento Ulisse e Polifemo, sono tedesco e sono milanese e parlo il dialetto una volta al mese, sono americano e australiano e nel cuore sempre siciliano. Siciliano sono e me ne vanto, non so chi sono ma non mi spavento, p

Greek theatre in Siracusa Busy and tired in these days for many things, but I miss my office!!