Syracuse
We went to Syracuse on our Sunday off, it was SO MUCH FUN!!! Our first stop was the archaeological museum and upon our arrival our prof treated us to a lecture on the historical significance of Syracuse. One of the most important claims to fame - being the hometown of the great mathematician Archimedes himself. So I did my best to listen to that lecture on Archimedes with a straight face, although there was a considerable amount of laughing up my sleeve. It didn't help matters that there were an abundance of "Piazza Archimede", etc. named after our favorite circus performer. Everyone probably wondered why I kept taking pictures of random street signs... and snickering while doing so...
And yes, according to the lecture, olives were a major crop on Sicily.
And yes, according to the lecture, olives were a major crop on Sicily.