2-9 We've Arrived!!

After 25 hours we've arrived in Sicily!! The fourth flight of our adventure touched down in Catania at 6:30 (9:30am CA time) Thursday evening. Tony and his roommate, Ryan were waiting for us at the airport.

First, a bit about the trip. Flights were great! None of the flights were full. In fact, the flight from Dulles to Munich was so empty in our section that we moved seats and were able to stretch out in multiple seats for the 8.5 hour flight. The flights were good and the connections were great! The only thing that really bummed us out was our 5 hour layover at the Naples airport. Unfortunately we weren't able to check in and wait at the gate because the Air Italy policy is to not check anyone in prior to 1.5 from the flight. So Tony & I found a place to stretch out andwait.

But we made it. Juan had already picked up the keys to our room for the next 10 days so we dropped off our luggage andheaded to the Sigonella Inn for Pizza and wine. Yum, Yum and Yum.

Then we walked back to the room, unpacked a bit and now we're ready to hit the sack. Well, Tonys's a bit ahead of me. I wanted to let all of you know that we arrived in Sicily.

For those of you who don't know, Europe is having one of the coldest winters in history. We flew from Munich to Naples crossing over Venice. And once we hit the main land, everything was snow covered. Not just spots, but EVERYTHING. The flight attendant on our final flight said this has been a record year for snow. She's originally from Verona, which usually gets some winter snow, but she's never seen this amount. The land was snow covered until we crossed over a mountain range just north of Naples.

The weather in Catania is cool - 40's in the night, but the days should be up into the 60s. Great touring weather.

So, we're planning to sleep in. Juan has to work until 7. Then we'll head out for dinner! YUM!


Here's the link to my pictures:

Sicily 2012