EvainSicily

CHEERS!    in the kaos of the political elections one victory for women! We passed from two to twelve  female representatives. Although I think that politics is not a question of sex, I'm happy! Congratulations: buon lavoro!

 The Auditorium Floridia ( frequently called Auditorium Campailla) ,dedicated to the musician from Modica Pietro Florida is a Liberty building ( Art Neauveu recently restored . It was used as  the Cinema Moderno from 1920's . Behind the corner the Cross of the Knights of Malta, which confirm ,as documents can prove, that the Auditorium was built on the site of the Church of St. John the Baptist.

It's nice, sometimes, looking for  old photoes...... memories, episodes, feelings,relations come back to mind and heart... This was MY FIRST TIME at  THE GREEK THEATRE in Siracusa, my hometown... We were visitng the ruins together with friends and some relatives .living in Rome. I still remember very well that moment when I asked to my parents to take that picture I absolutely wanted!!! I breathed that magic air there for the first time......and today working at the theatre  almost empty in the late afternoon ,I again  breathed the same magic and it reminded me this photo. ------------------- A volte è piacevole rovistare tra vecchie fotografie.... ricordi, momenti, emozioni , storie ritornano alla mente ed al cuore... Questa è stata la mia prima volta al teatro greco di Siracusa, quando con tanto orgoglio mostrammo ad alcuni amici e parenti di Roma le bellezze del nostro teatro!! Ricordo ancora benissimo la gioia di quel momento,e  di come ...

I’d like to vote for a woman I’d like to vote for a correct, coherent ,practical, competent person, able not to forget the real needs of common people, not to forget that here it seems citizens’ rights are an exception, almost a miracle, instead of being the duties of the political class towards their electors.. I’d like to vote for someone who doesn’t care about money earned sitting at the Chair in Palermo, someone who really believes into the   power of the young   and of all those who wants to stay in this charming   land where almost everybody today is disenchanted   by the old politics, by the same faces and the same words… I’d like to vote for someone who thinks well before acting and who doesn’t care if a good idea or a good project comes from Left or Right, someone who can look beyond the blue   horizon surrounding us, to learn something good if somewhere there’s still something good… I’d like to vote for someone honest in his soul a...

Not only nuts from the Mount Etna! not far from Siracusa, in the surroundings of Palazzolo Acreide (  another  Baroque town  dclaired Unesco heritage but also having  an interesting greek archaeological area)  you can find these:

Basta poco! press a glove of garlic on some olive oil,then cut slices of fresh baked ricotta and put some fresh wild origano!! the best ricotta is coming.....winter is the best season , the best taste for ricotta.

clouds at the horizon

Dr Dirk Booms from the British Museum  A great preview today for the press at the archaeological museum " Paolo Orsi"  in Siracusa: the opening of the precious box coming from the British Museum containig the Bronze Etruscan helmet donated by Hieron I, tyrant of Siracusa, who, sending its fleet  in help of Cuma , took a memorable victory in 474. BC.  It nterrupted the overcoming supremacy of the Etruscans, the leading culture in the Tyrennian sea. The helmet was captured at battle and shows the inscription that Hieron I asked to write before offering it at the Olimpia ,once deposited at the sanctuary of Zeus. It was discovered by a British ambassador in Costantinople in 1817, then donated to his Admiral who brought it at the court of George IV. The British Crown offered it to the British Museum of London It was exciting to see the scene this morning, just for few people at the presence of Amleto Trigilio -the Regional Representative of the Fine Arts depar...

 In the whirl of words and words and words of this confused, hypocritical  and poor political propaganda  for the imminent elctions here  in Sicily...   Reading a book in these days, I took some notes about a paragraph I'd like to share with you, here. "There are some strange rumours that Sicily and Sicilian people are different from the rest of Italy. Different and more complicated. The answer could be complex on Pirandello's terms: no, they think to be, and this make them different and more complicated people..." source : Roberto Alajmo - L'arte di annacarsi * * annacarsi - this is sicilian to say Hurry up  cosa raccoglieremo?? . -------------- Nel turbinìo di parole parole parole che ci circondano in questa confusa,mediocre ed ipocrita campagna elettorale qui in Sicilia   Ho preso nota , leggendo un libro in questi giorni, di alcuni pensieri..che sento di condividere..... "Circola con insistenza l'idea che la Sicilia e i ...

another way to promote the beauty of Sicily: Vigata and its surroundings are the province of Ragusa

Luca Zingaretti's brother, Nicola is a politician and a few days ago was guest in Radio2.. He has a great sense of humor and in a funny sketch he played The brother of Montalbano. ..

EvainSicily: Mezzagnone -from a Mausoleo to an Hammam !! : a few days I stopped to work as a tourist guide to attend a seminar about a project between the province of Ragus and Malta  for a workshop ...

I was there that day..A wonderful concert at the ancient theatre in Taormina.. A wonderful unforgettable experience....

I'm so happy when tourists tell me that I speak a very good English!!   :-) but above all,  it was really a pleasure to guide Steve Martin twice during his holiday in Siracusa . :-)

granita of preakly pears and chili pepper!

 I have always found only men sitting and chatting at the Circolo , (the way here clubs  are called) but last saturday evening ...the circolo was "cosa di donne"...

EvainSicily: from the other Island.... : Dall'altra isola....Ortigia vista dall'altra "Isola".. from the other island--ortigia's view from the other  "Island"