Scherden Family: Sicily, Day 2

We woke up to a great breakfast set up right outside our hotel rooms. We were the only ones in the hotel because of our visit during the "off season." After a breakfast of pastries and eggs we went of to explore Cefalu a little and then drive to our next stop Agrigento.

During our walk we ran into the man who runs the hotel we stayed at. He is renovating a small apartment right above the beach (the view from the balcony is above) the he will be renting out on booking.com soon. I would love to be able to stay there one day. It was a beautiful, quaint little place with a nice balcony to sit and listen to the waves. Maybe one day...

This is the walk up to the apartment. I love the curves of the ceiling.

While we were out shopping we stopped at this ceramic shop. The owner showed us his workshop where all the magic happens. I took a pottery class in the past and have a whole new appreciation for these artists.

While walking through the streets we were stopped with a funeral procession coming our way. Since we didn't have much of a choice we had to stop and watch it come by. The priest led the way, followed by the Hearst with the casket and about 500 people walking behind it. We stopped for a coffee and just watched in amazement as the procession passed us. Quite a way to experience this part of Sicilian culture!

We had many, many coffees like this during our trip.

We hiked up to La Rocca (the rock) to see the view from the top. It was a beautiful, cloudless day to see the different colors of the ocean. We were loving the warm sunshine!

The cathedral was quite a sight to see. I never get tired of seeing the amazing churches Europe has to offer.

Many of the steps here are decorated. Love these beautiful tiles with bright colors.

Liz being a rockstar navigating our rental car through the crazy Italian streets!

After our 2 hour drive to Agrigento we arrived. This place was a lot different from our last destination in many ways. We were a little sketched out not only by the looks of the place, but the streets were literally downhill with 90 degree angle curves. Liz is an amazing driver! We were holding our breath and closing our eyes for a big portion of the time we were finding our hotel.

Thankfully we arrived and it was a perfect place for us.

Horsemeat baby food?!? No, thank you!

Condoms in a vending machine?!?

This is the outside of our B&B. It didn't look like much, but this is an ideal way to stay. Dive into the culture and embrace it!

We set out for dinner with not much of a plan and stumbled upon this place.

It was more of a tapas place, but that was perfect for us.

After a meal and lots of yummy Sicilian wine, we were on a mission for a cannoli. We found the perfect place! The man who worked here fit the epitome of a cannoli maker. He loved his job and especially his cannolli's!