Captivating Catania...

Catania is the second largest city in Sicily, and we stayed at a lovely B&B here for 3 nights.    The Elephant is the lava sculpture over the fountain in Piazza Duomo.   Most likely a prehistoric sculpture that was reforged in the Byzantine Era, it appears to be a talisman that was reputedly powerful enough to protect the city from enemies and to keep away misfortune, plagues, or natural calamities.

We stayed right near the Duomo...in Al Duomo B&B...we could see the piazza from our balcony...

Joe is captive in our B&B !

the beautiful Duomo...

quite a light fixture !

the little red awnings belong to our B&B

We also had to be tourists for a bit and take the "fun train"...

nothing like being serenaded on a fun train !

Yes...a fun time was had by all !!