WOW, how beautiful and green Sicily is in April! It's like we went to a different country! The island is filled with vineyards, valleys, mountains, and rocks. Syd and I were fascinated with the rocky castle in Erice (on the northwest coast near Trapani)... as the matter of fact, the pavement and most of the buildings were built with rocks. The view from Erice was simply fantastic (see photo above).
Our favorite city in Sicily is Trapani. It offers delicious seafood cuisine as our first night dinner consisted octopus salad (which we couldn't get enough of and therefore looked for it on every menu), pasta with sea urchin, and calamari couscous. We also had the best Sicilian anchovy pizzas: Syd ordered it with Pecorino cheese while I swallowed it down with artichoke hearts and onions. More importantly, we encountered an emotional Pre-Easter procession in the old quarter of the city. We followed the procession like other Italians, listened to the powerful melody performed by a marching band, and felt the sadness of the passing of Jesus.
Easter is a big holiday in Italy, especially in Sicily. The entire week before Easter is dedicated to praise the lord. Here is another procession photo taken in Noto (on the southeast coast) on Good Friday. We waited 2 hours for the procession to begin. See how many people were following Jesus and Virgin Mary? This procession was silent... no band, no music, just people in mourning.
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