Sicily – home of ‘The Godfather’ and more

Picturesque: Panoramic views surround Teatro Greco (Greek Theatre) in Taormina, a town perched 250m above the Straits of Messina.

The writer made a proposal her family couldn’t refuse, and they ended up in Sicily where ‘the essence of Hollywood’ permeated the trip.

What is it with men and The Godfather? I was just as perplexed as Meg Ryan in You’ve Got Mail when Tom Hanks spews quotes from The Godfather, referencing it to every life decision. It was at the end of my three-month consulting assignment in Rome when, during a phone conversation with my husband, I proposed a family vacation in Sicily. Immediately he proclaimed: “It’s the home of The Godfather!” I pictured him doing a jig of jubilation.