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thought, | oe excuse | ‘to :

at recently ‘promised ‘you es
some tips.on San’ Francisco. |
Riffing. through my. files, I
ae searched. for. the. address. of
restaurant, .

: “omy .° favorite °
"printed right on: the ‘menu so

Gone! |

Francisco.’”.

from France, complete: with

: » the Arch of Triumph and that
timeless phrase, “*Having | a

wonderful time. Wish. you
were here!”’So. do I. San

anyone ‘who has” ‘seen - i.
“The. ‘Godfather’’ will have’. °

: hada brief look at: Sicily. A

while ago, I decided to take a
closer look. Using an Italian . of the hotel opening off a roof ~
_ Rail’ Pass (excellent. value!)
we rode from Ventimiglia, on: :
the border between France —
and Italy, in easy stages right

down. the: boot’ of Italy. 1

assumed . -that “when we

ferry across to Messina and

another train there. Well, we.
took a ferry, alright,” THE.
WHOLE — DARN... TRAIN |

. TRUNDLED ABOARD.

The ‘innards of that ferry |
gave me the feeling of being —
down in‘a mine. The engines —
ground, the ferry swayed-and.
we fled upstairs. What luck! |
On the top deck we found one |
of the best ‘snack bars I’ve’
encountered in all Italy. We

had: hot -ham. and’ cheese
pastries and an unparalleled
view of the Sttait of Messina.

The crossing is short — only.

35 minutes — so it was one
scramble to . find our’ car
again. |

‘We. arrived in Taormina .

laté in the afternoon, tired
dusty and ‘with no reser-
- yations. My husband, who
hates to go to Victoria

without a reservation | ‘was.
ready to'strangle me: ‘TV kept:

muttering soothing phrases
spirit of adventure?”’

“Gone,” he replied sor-.
yowfully, ‘‘just like our
wallets will be, if we have to
sleep on the beach!””

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2 idling,
.. Station. © ‘Through’ clouds ‘of »
-blue'smoke, we clambered in |
and J hopefully ‘asked the.
. + ‘driver, ©
| could ‘give. you: some exact -

Oh, well, 1°. plied ina Brooklyn accent. ‘I

- ‘in’ NAYURK!’’--
: ~ Sure he knew of a good hotel.
. “Tried “ ‘several: S

-'. times — ‘no. answer. So. ‘today ©
ae © find out’ why! In the mail:

- and a radio.
reached Reggio, at the toe of |
the | ‘boot, train. passengers :
would’. disembark,: take. a_

~ pasta. and

A decrepit cab was parked

_just:' ‘outside — the:

“Do you... ‘speak .
-English?’’. “Yeah,” he re-

“was born?:

His second cousin’ owned”
‘one;

-cousin: ran it, :didn’t ‘she?~

Sure; he'd. take us. there. <
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- A: “narrow. aes Staircase.

Hotei No sttuno. : ‘Papa: ‘was..at

sons acted as bellhops.: Bee

emerged from the kitchen.
-Our-room was at the very top

patio with an unobstructed
360 degree view of the sea
‘and. Mount Etna. ‘Spotlessly ~

“clean, it boasted brand new

-twin beds, a lovely bathroom |
| Dinner was
“served a short while later, in.
_a charming dining room with

heavy brocade. tablecloths —

and roses. The menu. was
brief — you got the specialty
of the house. Several cour-

Ses, - “all: delicious,” ‘and: in-

cluded in. the price: of: the
room. Are you ready for this?

Seventeen dollars. :

The: riext ‘morning \ we had
‘breakfast . in. the garden.
Amid.an explosion of tropical |
blooms, three large tame
‘tortoises shared our eggs and
‘bacon, The hotel guard, a
huge Alsatian dog, never left
his ledge near the front. door .
all day, but at night curled up.
by the bottom step ‘near the
desk, effectively discourag-
ing anyone who hadn’t been
_ properly introduced...

freee

I gained six pounds in
Sicily... Unable to resist
Mama’s Sicilian specialties
for dinner, we reserved our
‘eating out” for lunch. If
you have never tried Canne-

Joni, don’t. It is addictive! A.
such as, ‘‘Where is. your

delicious meaty or cheesy —
filling wrapped in a square of |
topped . with
creamy tomato sauce’ and
bubbling cheese, it has been
the downfall’ of stronger

. dieters than I.

-9 p.m.
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‘Sure, She had” room;

* Sure j it was a good hotel. His -
this -morning -is a. “posteard _

| ‘from the: Street led'us to the.”
= Francisco will | ust have to «i

"the desk, a couple ‘of small toes,

"Mama and two. daughters - faw or. just: ‘barely: ie ue
~- Garlic? For ‘sure.: They. “do -

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Be unforgettable holiday. oo

And. that’s just ‘the ‘first

course! Add a platter of crisp
‘moist fish — so fresh that it’s

almost indecent: and ‘finish

off with the Sicilian National

ANSWER: “Just. give “me old acquaintance who. has
.. pots ‘of. money to travel but
won't. ge because ‘she says .
‘she is waiting for me to go
with her.

time. I’m‘ sure I can give you |
some .

Dessert (which I don’t know -

the name ‘of). It’s a frozen
well.

concoction. of |
~ liqueured,.

cake,
sculpted around

a: filling: ‘of: ice -cream. and —

“whipping cream, topped with
cherries and. other -brandied’
’. fruit.’ “Anyone drooling, take .
three paces back and go eat a
s Rye Crisp. o

; QUESTION:

policeman, you can be darn
“sure you'll hear about that, .

‘perfectly — truthful.
“‘Slanderous columns” that 1
have the nerve to write about -
anywhere. And the day I ever
have to. ‘‘tip’’ a Canadian

too!

L love" ‘your |

column. Don’t stop. telling /

“the real trath that -we,.

ea inexperienced travellers,
as _ need to know. What I need to
- Sicilian ‘food differs from

the’ rest of: Italy. Slightly.

vegetables and fis
jose dry lumps wi

_ find in ‘our local ‘shops, ‘are.

hi. ‘oma-

know now is how do you tell .
_another single: woman that —
‘spicier, they: rely. heavily on you : ossib

used’ extensively | but: often Ss

some‘ unique things with the _

“most mundane of. vegetables, ce
even. .the: humble | turnip...
‘sliced’ .cold_ in a:

' (Cooked;
“Tarinade). ‘And watch th

wine. Deceptively. mild, two:
glasses. and your eyeball ;

begin to: rotate. Even |
‘Sicilian, given a little over-

indulgence, will go face-first:

into the pasta. |

One word. of caution about 7
Sicily. Northern | ‘European
tourists arrive in groups, |
STAY in groups, and-willrun §

you. right off the. sidewalk &

‘doing asort of goose-step. «|
individually, ©
they are boorish when en G

Fine people

mass. They will take over an

‘entire restaurant, shouting —
loudly for service, and many |
Sicilians have. become so

used to this outrage that they
will treat all tourists alike. I

‘understand they. tip well.

QUESTION: I am totally
_ outraged after reading that
_ slanderous column you had
the nerve to. write about

Mexico. We think it’s a
perfect vacation spot. If some
fools have . been.
enough to get themselves

- Into trouble there you can be -|

‘sure it’s completely thelr

- own doing. You haven't sald |

a word about the people who
have been assaulted’ and
raped. in Hawaii or the
‘danger im large American
cltlen. ‘As for tho authorities,
we never have any trouble.
As long.as you tip the police
well, you will be well treated.

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