First my mom, Ayrton, Christina and I got on the plane to go to Dusseldorf, Germany. The plane was insanely cool. Each seat had a TV that had over 100 recorded shows. The plane was called Berlin Air. The flight was 13 hours. We got served two meals. One was macaroni and cheese and the other was toast and cold cuts. They tasted as bad as roadkill stew.
When we landed it was 60 degrees outside. We flagged down a cab and got inside. The problem was that the cab driver did not speak English so it was a fun ride. We kept trying to guess what he was saying. When we arrived at the hotel it was time to pay so we gave him the credit card and he wouldn’t take it so my mom had to run down to the bank. She got 5 euros to pay the man. After we got checked into the hotel we went to the trolley station and got off at the fifth stop. The town center. It was fun. We went sightseeing. We saw a lot of little shops. We also saw a ton of cool statues and last we went to see the city council building. There we ate a great pork knuckle dinner. After that it was time to go to bed.
When we woke up we went to the airport and got on the plane and went to Rome, Italy.
When we arrived in Rome the first thing I saw was my dad waiting to give me a hug. We had a four hour layover so we went to go find a restaurant to eat at. When we sat down at one the lady brought us the menu. It was very expensive so only my mom, dad, and sister ate there. Me and my brother went to a different restaurant and got two big chicken sandwiches for 5 euros. The sandwich was very tasty. When we finally got on the plane to Sicily it was 5:00 p.m. When we got to Sicily it was 7:00 p.m. We drove 3 hours to Petralia Sottana. The city is beautiful. It is on a hillside.
Petralia Sottana
My friend Mark Marcelli lives there. It was epic. In every town they have a Campo sportive [soccer field]. Petralia Sottana only has one supermarket, one hospital, one post office, a bread store, a meat store, a fish truck, and a fruit and vegetable store. It is an amazing town.
At night we went to Gangi. A town on another hill.
Luckily for us it was the wheat festival. There was a big party. And lots of gelato. There was a bounce house, a DJ, and a clown. There was wheat everywhere. One funny thing about Gangi is that you can buy a house for only a euro.
After that we got a good night sleep and went to Etna Land. Etna Land is a water park by Mt. Etna. This was my favorite waterslide. When that adventure was over we were on our way to Riposo.
In Riposo, we checked into our hotel and took a nap. When we woke up it was time for dinner. We walked to a great restaurant. On the way I saw something … something red. Mt. Etna was erupting. It was mind boggling.
In the morning we went to Taormina. Taormina has beautiful beaches. The beach we went to was called Isla Bella. It had the best snorkeling. There were fish everywhere.
When we were done swimming we went to the town of Taoromina. In the town of Taormina we saw many beautiful things like an amazing sunset, beautiful churches, and an outdoor theater. There were these break dancers that were awesome. On the way to the car we stopped for gelato. At the store they had 50 different flavors. I got blood orange. Yummy!
In the car we drove to Cefalu. Cefalu was a very cool city! We ate and went to the beach. It was a sand beach with waves. The beach was very crowded though. My brother, sister, and I were body surfing. When we were all waved out we went into the town and had fun.
We were driving and singing songs when I asked, “Where are we going?”
My mom said, “San Vito Lo Capo.”
We drove a long time and finally stopped in San Vito Lo Capo. Another beach. This beach had no waves but it had sand. It was a lot less crowded then Cefalu. Christina and I found some rocks and looked for crabs. My sister found one and gave it to a kid. He was very happy. It was getting late so we drove to Erice.
In Erice we checked into our hotel and went to the town. In the town we went into every shop and every store. We didn’t buy anything though. We found a restaurant that looked good and ate. After dinner we went to the hotel. On the way to the hotel we stopped in a little shop that was selling creams. We got a pistachio cream that tasted like pistachio ice cream. After we got the cream, we went to the hotel and got some sleep. In the morning we went to the castle which was beautiful. The architecture was the best I’ve ever seen. When we were done at the castle we ate and went on our way.
We were headed to a small town called Birgi. Birgi is the number one place for kite surfing in the world. Across the way from our hotel were two islands that were 40 feet from the shore. The best part was that you could walk out to them. On one island there was a restaurant and on the other there was a salt mine. It was so cool. There were giant mounds of salt, salt ponds, and a red lake. My sister and I took some salt crystals and we left. We got a good night sleep and in the morning we left to Palermo.
In Palermo we went to the market and ate lunch. I got fried fish tails. It didn’t taste good. After lunch we went to the airport. At the airport, I said goodbye to Sicily and we left. We were headed to Rome but thats another story.
There were many current and former pro players there like, Tony Gwynn Jr., Quinten Berry, Landon Burt, Chris Gwynn, Stephen Strausberg, and Garry Tempelton. It was a very fun camp and I learned many useful things that will defiantly improve my baseball skills. 