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Sicily

The sweets are so good in Sicily.

Serving Gelato to customers

Soldiers watching over the square in Catania

Wild flowers oalong the road outside of Catania

Today we drove out of Catania to Biancavilla to visit Casa di Maria, a volunteer organization which is supported by Grand Circle Foundation. This is the son of founder of the organization.

We see a video of Casa di Maria which has helped many Nigerian refugees settle in to Sicily and Italy.

This family has opened their home to help these refugees get a new start at life in Europe after fleeing strife in Africa. This a view of their vineyards.

Crops growing to help sustain the ranch helping the refugees.

This is the base of Mount Etna buried in clouds this afternoon not far from the ranch.

A unique cactus plant alongside the home.

We take off early this morning heading up onto Mt. Etna.

Driving the narrow roads on the side of Mt Etna through a small village.

Continuing the narrow roadway on Mt. Etna.

Suddenly we reach an area that was destroyed by Earthquakes on December 26, 2018 just recently in Fleri Zafferana..

A quake triggered by Mount Etna's eruption jolted eastern Sicily before dawn Wednesday, Decemb er 26, 2018 injuring at least 10 people, damaging churches and houses on the volcano's slopes and prompting panicked villagers to flee their homes.

Town of Fleri Zafferana badly destroyed.

Debris still stands in front of the heavily damaged church.

In the town of Piano d'Api, firefighters removed cracked stucco from the bell tower of the damaged Santa Maria della Misericordia church

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