I’d be more parliamo Glasgow (ask your parents about comic Stanley Baxter) than parliamo Italiano but that didn’t stop me trying to be the big cheese in Sicily.
She’d said ‘yes’ the night before and we were enjoying a day tour in Sicily from our base in Malta.
And I was keen to impress her with my smarts on a low base of schoolboy Italian classes.
And so when the waiter asked for my dish I put on my best voce and waited for my treat.
Of course when he returned with a plate of cheese I proudly shook it off.
Insisting to herself that I knew what I was getting all along.
Brilliant Sicilians
Now the islanders will quickly tell you that they are not Italians.
But Sicilians, and their dialect is very different from standard Italian.
All of which Travel Department understand knowing Italy’s biggest isle, like the back of their mano.
And they’ll bring you to the Syracuse Archaeological Park, Phoenician settlements, Roman amphitheatres, Greek temples and Aragonese churches.
They’ll take you up Mount Etna, of course.
And that’ll give me the chance to return the stones I took from the famous old volcano.
Just eat Italia
For many of us though no holiday, and especially, one to Italy is complete without shovelling away the food.
And in the capital, Palermo they’ll keep you fuelled on your trip.
Around Baroque landmarks and mosaics at the Roman Villa Casale in Piazza Armerina.
And recommend where to sample the best Sicilian cuisine in a typical restaurant.
Just maybe not act the Big Cheese in Sicily and leave it to those who do know.
Your waiter and your guides at Travel Department.
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