{"id":1262,"date":"2016-09-08T14:01:15","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T14:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2016-09-08T14:11:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T14:11:25","slug":"taormina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/?p=1262","title":{"rendered":"Taormina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Taylor sent this excerpt from Anziano LaPray&#8217;s message home this past Monday<\/span>]:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Last Monday, we went to a city called Taormina. It&#8217;s about an hour north of here by bus and totally worth the trip. I will try to include some pictures; hopefully it works. Basically, it&#8217;s just this super cool city on top of a giant hill with a castle an old amphitheater and other pretty sites to see nearby. Another bonus was the incredible gelato in the downtown. So good. We had such a good time we might try to go again in a few weeks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Excerpt from Wikipedia<\/span>]:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Taormina is a hilltop town on the east coast of Sicily. It sits near Mount Etna, an active volcano with trails leading to the summit. The town is known for the Teatro Antico di Taormina, an ancient Greco-\u00adRoman theater still used today. Near the theater, cliffs drop to the sea forming coves with sandy beaches. A narrow stretch of sand connects the mainland to Isola Bella, a tiny island and nature reserve.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2506453.0129868174!2d15.143871061736442!3d39.38070565503461!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x131411a191a0d9b5%3A0x74a19a34d616e949!2s98039+Taormina%2C+Province+of+Messina%2C+Italy!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1473343530594\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Here are some of the pictures Taylor sent<\/span>]:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1256\" style=\"width: 5410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-14.jpg\" alt=\"Taormina, Sicily\" width=\"5400\" height=\"1223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-14.jpg 5400w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-14-300x68.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-14-768x174.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-14-1024x232.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5400px) 100vw, 5400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taormina, Sicily<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1255\" style=\"width: 2315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1255\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1255\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-13.jpg\" alt=\"Taormina, Sicily\" width=\"2305\" height=\"1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-13.jpg 2305w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-13-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2305px) 100vw, 2305px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taormina, Sicily<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1254\" style=\"width: 2315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1254\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1254\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-12.jpg\" alt=\"Taormina, Sicily\" width=\"2305\" height=\"1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-12.jpg 2305w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2305px) 100vw, 2305px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taormina, Sicily<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1253\" style=\"width: 2315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1253\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1253\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-11.jpg\" alt=\"Anziano LaPray in Taormina, Sicily\" width=\"2305\" height=\"1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-11.jpg 2305w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2305px) 100vw, 2305px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anziano LaPray in Taormina, Sicily<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1252\" style=\"width: 2315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1252\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1252\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-10.jpg\" alt=\"Taormina, Sicily\" width=\"2305\" height=\"1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-10.jpg 2305w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-10-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2305px) 100vw, 2305px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taormina, Sicily<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1251\" style=\"width: 2315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1251\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1251\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-9.jpg\" alt=\"Anziani at Taormina, Sicily: Anziano Parkinson, Anziano LaPray, Anziano Nielsen\" width=\"2305\" height=\"1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-9.jpg 2305w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-9-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2305px) 100vw, 2305px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anziani at Taormina, Sicily: Anziano Parkinson, Anziano LaPray, Anziano Nielsen<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1250\" style=\"width: 2315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1250\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-8.jpg\" alt=\"Taormina, Sicily\" width=\"2305\" height=\"1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-8.jpg 2305w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2305px) 100vw, 2305px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taormina, Sicily<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1249\" style=\"width: 2315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1249\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1249\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-7.jpg\" alt=\"Taormina, Sicily\" width=\"2305\" height=\"1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-7.jpg 2305w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2305px) 100vw, 2305px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taormina, Sicily<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1248\" style=\"width: 2315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1248\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1248\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-6.jpg\" alt=\"Taormina, Sicily\" width=\"2305\" height=\"1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-6.jpg 2305w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2305px) 100vw, 2305px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taormina, Sicily<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1247\" style=\"width: 2315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1247\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1247\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-5.jpg\" alt=\"Taormina, Sicily\" width=\"2305\" height=\"1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-5.jpg 2305w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2305px) 100vw, 2305px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taormina, Sicily<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1246\" style=\"width: 2315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1246\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1246\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-4.jpg\" alt=\"Taormina, Sicily\" width=\"2305\" height=\"1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-4.jpg 2305w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2305px) 100vw, 2305px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taormina, Sicily<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1245\" style=\"width: 2315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1245\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1245\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-3.jpg\" alt=\"Taormina, Sicily\" width=\"2305\" height=\"1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-3.jpg 2305w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2305px) 100vw, 2305px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taormina, Sicily<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1244\" style=\"width: 2315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1244\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1244\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-2.jpg\" alt=\"Taormina, Sicily\" width=\"2305\" height=\"1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-2.jpg 2305w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2305px) 100vw, 2305px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taormina, Sicily<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1243\" style=\"width: 1546px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1243\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1243\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-1.jpg\" alt=\"Taormina, Sicily\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Taormina-1-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taormina, Sicily<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Taylor sent this excerpt from Anziano LaPray&#8217;s message home this past Monday]: Last Monday, we went to a city called Taormina. It&#8217;s about an hour north of here by bus and totally worth the trip. I will try to include some pictures; hopefully it works. Basically, it&#8217;s just this super cool city on top of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,129,23,147],"tags":[76,141,142],"class_list":{"0":"post-1262","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-assignments","7":"category-catania","8":"category-places","9":"category-taormina","10":"tag-anziano-lapray","11":"tag-anziano-nielsen","12":"tag-anziano-parkinson","13":"entry","14":"override"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1262"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1267,"href":"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1262\/revisions\/1267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taylorgarrett.info\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}