For some reason, the old men gather on the benches in the squares or wherever and spend hours chit chatting. You may recognize one of the old men in this photo. (Once again, having a GREAT time!!)
This is the temple at Segesta, an ancient Greek ruin that we visited on the way to Trapani from Cefalu.
This is a typical city street in any town in Sicily. Yes, cars go down these streets and they are NOT one way. Ira and Patty, you'll be pleased to know that Dick and I have managed to again get ourselves into these impossible streets, but....the car we rented is prescratched along the entire passenger side so no worries.
We visited Monreale today to see the cathedral that is the most famous in all of Sicily. Monreale is just outside Palermo so we had an opportunity to experience the craziest driving in the universe....it rivalled Delhi. The cathedral is famous for the incredible mosaics and inlays. It was spectacular. I've never seen anything like this except the Taj Mahal! The outside of the cathedral is totally unremarkable but the inside is awesome. I tried some photos but they don't come close to doing justice to the beauty and intricacy of the work. It's hard to imagine how this was accomplished in the 12th century!
This is the temple at Segesta, an ancient Greek ruin that we visited on the way to Trapani from Cefalu.
This is a typical city street in any town in Sicily. Yes, cars go down these streets and they are NOT one way. Ira and Patty, you'll be pleased to know that Dick and I have managed to again get ourselves into these impossible streets, but....the car we rented is prescratched along the entire passenger side so no worries.
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Dick and the old men pic is a classic worthy of blowing up to poster size. Good job!!!
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