Shannon’s Aunt Marybeth came to visit us in Sicily. She was traveling through Europe with a friend and they made Sicily a part of their trip. We showed them around and did our best to ensure they got the most out of their time here. We all went up to Taormina on Friday and they got to see the Greek Theater and 
On Saturday Shannon took them to the Tornabene family home in Gangi. Wanda Tornabene and her mother Giovanna write very famous Sicilian cookbooks and they also open their home to cooking lessons. The drive took
the ladies through the gorgeous Madonie Mountains which offer some great views and some precarious driving. They even had to stop once because of a herd of cows in the road. During their lesson they cooked an entire Sicilian meal with a number of courses and of course at the end they got to eat the fruits of their labor.On Sunday we took them into Catania to show them around the city and look at the Duomo. Afterwards we headed south along the Ionian Sea to Syracuse to see
the historical sites and walk around the city. We visited the Archeological park and took a crypt tour along with visiting the Temple of Apollo.That night Shannon made some Sicilian food and we all ate it out on our porch overlooking the Aci Trezza harbor.
We kept them pretty busy here,
but I think we all had a lot of fun. 
