Last night's picture was of a traditional basket-maker who plies his trade on the steps of the Duomo di San Pietro, here in Modica. Both tourists and locals love him.
Now to tonight's quiz and the first question is not a give-away as usual!
M Sicilian port of embarcation for mainland Italy.
I Small island and nature reserve near Taormina.
L Lemon-flavoured liqueur.
A This blogger's favourite bar [minus article for the grammaticians among you!]
Z Sicilian dessert wine.
Z Summer resort on Etna Nord.
O The only herb [very popular in Sicily] which is best used in its dried form.
Highlight below for answers:
Messina; Isola Bella; limoncello; L' Altro Posto; Zibibbo / Zibobbo ; Zafferana Etnea; origano
O dear, I am glad you posted the answers as well...
ReplyDeleteHi, Chervil. Thanks for trying!
ReplyDeleteI did a bit better than usual, I got 3. Perhaps I am learning after all!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to give it a go after googling a bit.
ReplyDelete1. Messina
2. Isola Bella Nature Reserve
3. Limoncello (mmmm....good)
4. Altro Posto
5. Zibibbo
6. Zafferana
7. Oregano
So...? How'd I do?
Milazzo, Milazzo. Was that the dessert we had after the roast pork the other day? Puzzled.
ReplyDeleteHi, have been enjoying some of your comments over on James' blog over the years. Pleased to see your great blog at last! Looking forward to read more in the future.
ReplyDeleteCassandra (new bloghound)
Brava, cherrypie! Brilliant, Leslie. Can't remember, James. Hi, Cassandra. Welcome to my blog and to bloghounds. Thank you for your kind words.
ReplyDeleteI refuse to use google for Sicily. So I was missing the two Zeds.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise you did well, jmb! [Sorry - thought I'd replied before.]
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