Palermo

The view from our restaurant in Erice.

Temple at Segesta

Patrick and Karen at Segesta

The ancient Theater at Segesta















Patrick and I woke up early to head off on our excursion to Erice and Segesta after a quick bite to eat from room service. We were placed on a bus for about an hour to get to the ruins at Segesta. I actually wanted to visit this place because I saw it on TV in The Amazing Race. The ancient Theater and Temple were really cool. There was a bit of a small hike to the Temple, so if you have trouble walking on uneven surfaces, this is not the tour for you. Once we got up the hill, the Temple was filled with thousands of birds. It sounded so pretty the way the chirping echoed in the open ruin.

After the Temple, the tour took us to a beautiful restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean. There were full floor to ceiling windows that opened up to the view where we dined on pasta Bolognese, fresh vegetables, potatoes and a rustic bread. We had a good nap on the way back to the ship and we then wrestled Peyton out of the kids camp. I tried to get him to go back to our room and he said “how about you babysit me in MY room”? Oh well, lost that battle too. We relaxed before the ‘Golden Mickey’ show (which is like a knock-off of the Oscars). Peyton would not go to the show - back to the kids camp. We skipped formal night in favor of a quick dinner and a soak in the hot tub. Pirates of the Caribbean I was playing on the large screen.

Tomorrow – Napoli!