Thapsos

Today, we took a bus a half-hour north to visit the pre-historic necropolis of Thapsos, which was a site used for burials during the Middle Bronze Age. The tombs were very interesting, but to be honest, there really wasn't a whole lot besides that there, making it rather mundane at times. So after a few hours of moseying around the peninsula looking at the various tombs and the foundations of a later palace, we headed back to Ortigia. The sun here is just crazy. In my whole time in Europe I did not have to succumb to the ritual of Siesta until today. So because of the sun, I took a 5 hour nap in the middle of the afternoon. Since today is the 4th of July, MCAS decided to throw a party for their American students that evening. Many people from all over the island came out to eat hot dogs, hamburgers, wings and other traditional American foods while celebrating our Independence Day. It was really cool to witness and also be apart of that.