Sicily- Day 2

Taormina, Sicily (Italy)

Coco at the Greek Theater in Taormina with Mt. Etna smoking behind her 

After flying in and driving for four hours on day 1 we were ready for some sight seeing on day 2!

You will see a trend with Kaelan through out this trip. He climbed on everything and he could so we let him. Not every day you get to climb on ruins from the 5th and 6th century bc! 

This is a view of the stage while sitting in the stands at the Greek Theater. 

I would love to see a show with that view, not to mention Mt. Etna off to the right!

Aunt Nancy (or Grandma as K would say) and Kara

Our wonderful travel companions who put up with our kids (on airplanes, long hours in the car, running wild, nap schedules, kids activities, etc!) and they even seemed to have a really good time.

Climbing an olive tree

Here is a view of Taormina with Mt. Etna looming overhead.

I think Taormina was everyone's favorite stop. It is a beautiful city that sits impossibly on a cliff overlooking the sea and Europe's most active volcano, Mt. Etna! How can you beat that?

Mt. Etna through an arch at the Greek Theater

Beautiful old streets in Taormina

A highlight for Kaelan was taking the cable car up to Taormina and back down to our car. Thank goodness for the cable car because we were driving a beast of a car (pics to come) and the streets are way too narrow for most cars, excluding the smart car..maybe.

We did get to dip our toes in the Ionian Sea but it was really cold. After a few minutes playing here we headed back to the pool, which was cold well!

Kaelan loved every minute at the hotel. He could swim, play at the play ground and they even had a kids club where he got the attention of all six of the ladies working! We loved it too because kids were all over and no one seemed to mind the noise, messes and craziness. 

Warming up in his new Euro sunglasses after a cold swim at the pool