12-24-07 Sicily- Polermo Centrale Palace Hotel Lobby
12-24-2007 Cyndy & Bill no luggage heading to dinner and Mass
via Maqueda, Palermo, 12/24/07
Palermo, 12/24/07: Alphabet Holiday Lights on Side Street
Teatro Massimo, Palermo, 12/24/07
Palermo, 12/24/07: Teatro Massimo
Palermo, 12/24/07: small shrine on side of a house
Palermo, 12/24/07
Palermo, 12/24/07 Street lighting (Charibs)
Monreale, 12/24/07
Monreale, 12/24/07 Late 12/24/07 before Mass at Duomo
Monreale, 12/24/07: Behind the Duomo
Palermo, 12/25/07: after dinner at A. Cuccagna (Mafia family dinner)
Polermo, 12-25-07 Hotel Wagner Red holiday lighting
Polermo, 12-25-07 Quattro Canti District by fountains
Monteale slopes of Mount Caputo outside of Polermo, 12-26-07 Cathedral built in 1174
Side Chapel at Montreale Cathedral , 12-26-07 Wed. (finally get luggage day 3)
Charibs in Monreale Cathedral
Monreale, 12-26-07 Terrace Snail Statue overlooking Polermo
Monreale, Cathedral Cloister tour 12-26-07
Monreale, Cathedral Cloister Tour 12-26-07
Segesta, 12-26-07 Tour Doric Temple 425 BC Prestine condition, sheep bells in the distance
Segesta Doric Temple Tour 12-26-07 drive to Erice
Segesta Doric Temple 12/26/07
sitting and enjoying the view: Sheep Bells on the next hillside, Olive , Sage, Orage, Lemo, Almond Trees line Temple
Segesta, 12-26-07 6 Euro Walking Tour each
Erice, Sicily 12-26-07 Torri Pepoli Hotel CASTLE www.torripepoli.it first view built from materials of Venus Temple
Erice, 2nd tower next to Torri Pepoli Castle hotel out of clowds
Bill by 2nd tower before finding hotel and cafe - Erice 12-26-07
Erice, Town walk Giuliano Square 12-26-07 (Holday for Italy) Everyone out in Fog
Erice, Torri Pepoli Hotel Laura Suite Carved out of rock bathroom with water fall 12-26-07
Erice, Torri Pepoli Dinner private dining 12-26-07
Erice, Private Dining at Torri Pepoli Hotel 12-26-06
Erice, Room with a view Laura Suite 12-27-07 Torri Pepoli looking at Trapani through castle
Erice, Torri Pepoli 12-27-07 inner courtyard view from bedroom
Erice, Torri Pepoli View from bedroom of Castle 12-27-07
Erice, View 10 min later in clowds 12-27-07 Bedroom view on inner castle at Torri Pepoli Hotel
Erice, Torri Pepoli Hotel view from bedrrom tower suite garden terrace 12/27/07
Erice, 12-27-07 morning front gate in clowds
Erice, Guard tower by garden 12/27/07
Erice, Walk at base of Castle grounds by parking 12/27/07
Erice, 12-27-07 Royal Cathedral Erected in 1312 AD from materials of Venus Temple
12/27/07 Drive from Erice to Trapani
12-27-07 Drive from Erice to Trapani
12-27-07 view of Erice hill top from Museum of Antiquity
12-27-07 Trapani, by Museum of Antiquity before heading to Taverna paradiso (great pasta) 48U
Trapani, 12-27-07 End of Block of Walking mall
Trapani, Cathedral wedding with rice family prepares greeting before bride and groom get into the limo (walking mall) 12-27
12-27-07 Trapani, Sicily Famous family's house on Walking Mall,
12-27-07 trip back to Erice from Trapani
Erice, View from Hotel Suite 12-27-07
Drive down from Erice to Trapani 12/27/2007
Salt pans, windmill outside of Trapani
Salt Pans north of Marsala and Trapani
Horse trainer by Salt pans outside of Trapani
Cave di Cusa, quary for greek temples one piller ready to be moved
Cave di Cusa site, cookie cutter landscape of stones carved ready to be moved to temples
Huge stone pieces ready to be moved and carved on site
stones from Cave di cusa ended up here at Selinunte Temples miles away at the South Coast of Sicily
Selinunte Temples walk 6 Euros each / cart Tour 15 extra Euros
Selinunte city - crumbled Greek Ruins
Salinunte Temple
Selinunte Greek Ruins
Dinner alone at Hotel Domus Aurea in Valley of the Temples in Agrigento
Alone for Dinner at Hotel Domus Aurea Agrigento (wine nero
View of Valley of Temples Agrigento
Greek Temple Concorde in view from bedroom window Agrigento
Side of Manor : Domus Aurea Agrigento
Garden of Domus Aurea Agrigento
Clean the fountain at Domus Aurea Side Garden
Agregento, Hotel Domus Alrea
Tempio Della Concordia (Concord) 430 BC (was converted to a church 6 Century AD) Agregento Valley of Temples
Side of Hera Temple, Agregento 12/28/2007
Hera Temple
Hera or Juno Temple Agrigento
Tempio de Giunone (Juno or Hera) , Agregento
Wedding photo's everywhere salt fields and Hera temple (mid week mid day)
Agregento Tempio de Giunone (Juno or Hera)
Agregento Street deep ruts from Stone wheels (Valley of Temples)
Herakles, Ercole Temple rebuilt
Tempio de Ercole (Herakles) Temple Agregento, Sicliy
Agregento, Tempio dei Dioscuri (Castor & Pollux) 7 Century BC rebuilt 1832
Ancient Fishing quary for Greeks now a lush valley of lemons, almonds, oranges
Right by the site of Tempio De Giove (Jupiter or Zeus)
Entrance to Nuseo Nazionale Archeologico Agrigento
Entrance to Museum of Antiquties Agregento, Sicily
Real Telamon from Temple of Zeus - Agrigento musuem
Stone support Telemon recreated from Zeus Temple
model of Zeus Temple from Agrigento Valley of Temples at Musuem
Agregento finest Statue: found in rubble of Temples - Greek Youth - Ephebus
Agregento Museum Antiquities City of the Temples
Agregento Holiday Street lights
Agregento Centre, Walking to dinner
Agregento Centre, Church by the Concert
Street concert Agregento, Centre hills
Sausage and wine for 2 Euro at Street Concert of Agregento
Different tiles per step at, ...... Cresh on steps by Pizza Creche in side room...Caltagirone
Caltagirone Steps to Duomo all different tiles for each step
Cyclamin, Flowers in shape of Star of Bethleham above the Creche www.ceramichebranciforti.it
Regusa, Centro 9 PM closed up Cathedral smallest streets to drive safer to walk
Ragusa, Hotel Breakfast in 3 level Rest. below our hotel room Plazzo degli Archi
www.hotelpalazzodegliarchi.it
Elabrate Italian Chandeliers in each room at Ragusa Ibla's Palazzo Degli Archi
our Fiat a few scratches later after a drive through Ragusa Ibla
View from Room 1 Ragusa Ibla
Cute: Hotel Palazzo Degli Archi at Ragusa Ibla
Ragusa Ibla, Sicily 12/31/07 Hotel Room 1, Great Pizza
Noto 12/31/07
Noto
Noto, SicilyDuomo 12/31/07
Noto Windows in Old City 12/31/07
Noto Street
Siracusa, Driving on Island, Sicily 12/31/07
Siracusa, Storm surges
Smile: US Military family next to us local rest. at Siracusa 1/31/07
12/31/07 Siracusa, Sicily Rest. on Ocean
Siracusa Cathedral 1/1/08 SUN!!! Duomo Piazza
Siracusa, Cathedral built from Temple 1/1/08
Duomo Siracusa, Sicily 1/1/08
Duomo Piazza Siracusa, Sicily 1/1/08
Piazza Archimedes Fountain di DianaSiracusa, Sicily 1/1/08
Sea Coast Siracusa, Island
Side street Siracusa
Temple of Apollo Siracusa, Sicily 1/1/08
Tempple of Apollo, Siracusa Sicily 1.1.08
Walking to Duomo Piazza typical Windows of Siracusa on Island
Siracusa Duomo Plaza Tree
Siracusa 2007, New Years Eve Dinner
Siracusa Beach
Siracusa:Basilica of San Giovanni Evangelista (over Crypt of St. Marcian) destroyed by Arabs rebuilt by Normans
Chapel with in the background top of Crying 3 day Madonna painting 1953 now - Santuario Madonna delle Lacrime church...ugly
Rose Window of Basilica de San Giovanni Evangelista Saracusa
Last dinner of Siracusa
Teatro Greco Siracusa SUN
Water source above the
Teatro Greco Siracusa
Spanish dismantled the theatre and added a house, fascade missing too from stage
Teatro Greco Agrigento
From trees view of Teatro Greco Siracusa
Siracusa, Ear cave Orecchio de Dionisio
Ear Cave under Theatre Greco
Siracusa altar
Siracusa Stadium
Grownds of Stadium Siracusa
A few miles away from Siracusa: Castello Eurialo: Castle ruins
Lots of walls: Castello Eurialo outside of Siracusa
Taormina Hotel Villa Ducale 1/2/08 till 1/4 Fabulous
Walk to front entrance Villa ducale hotel 2 star... wacky ratings
View from Room Taormina
Room 33
Faboulous Tile work
Room 33 Taormina, Sicily 1/2/2008 15 min walk to town down steps
Duomo Piazza Taormina Cathedral (Ristorante al Duomo) Freezing cold
www.ristorantealduomo.it change from standard Sicilian food
Duomo Piazza Fountain
Duomo Piazza Cathedral
Internet Challenged in Sicily from dial-up to intermitent service
Hotel Doluce lobby
Creche water event at Duomo Taormina
Piazza Duomo Practice with Camera, Bells calling to Mass
Taormina, Church creche scene take 1000
Public garden Taormina, Bird houses life size built by outcast lover of prince edward
Bird house at Taormina Garden
Taormina Teatro Greco
Same
1/3/2008 View from teatro Greco over Taormina
top of Teatro Greco Taormina
Ocean View from Behind Teatro Greco Taormina
Ocean Veiw Taormina from Teatro Greco
Taormina, Cathedral Creche (water event)
Taormina Duomo Piazza Church Creche with Fruit and Garlands
Pasticceria Etna Corso Umberto 112 Taromina Candy Store slnce 1963
Villa Ducale - Hotel Taormina breakfast patio
Acireale on Route to Catania (drive by creche)
Acireale Creche with Bill in it
Villa Del Bosco Hotel at Catania (difficult to find)
Villa del Bosco view to ocean over Catania
Catania 1/5/08 Veggie Market
Catania Veggie Market 1/5/08
SUN and the Catania Veggie Market
Rain and Cold for Etna Crater, Lava Flow out of Catania
Lava flow from Mt. Etna 1/5/08
SNOW Mt. Etna snow man making
Mt. Etna lost in fog
Top of Mt. Etna
Looking into one of the Craters of Mt. Etna, Sledding
Bill on the edge of Mt. Etna Crater
Cyndy and Bill at Crater of Mt. Etna
Frozen at Mt. Etna Crater
Zafferana Etnea City below Mt. Etna Creche
Duomo piazza at Zafferana Etnea (great honey store)
Zafferana Etnea Composer statue from this town
Duomo/Creche in the church at Zafferana Etnea
1/6/08 Leaving over Italian and French Alps
French and Italian Alps 1/6/08
