YES WE DID!
WE WERE STILL IN SICILY ZOOMING FROM SYRACUSE TO THE AGRIGENTO REGION.
ALSO KNOWN AS THE VALLE dei TEMPLI.
The VALLEY of the TEMPLES.
I had to go potty so we stopped at MC DONALDS and I used the facilities while the GORGEOUS ITALIAN ordered a coffee.Back in the day you never used the FACILITIES unless you made a purchase FIRST!
THEY HAVE A GOOD COFFEE MACHINE!
I loved that it was YELLOW!
This PARK was all made by the GREEKS in 400 BC.
It is still STANDING!
JUST LIKE ME, but I had a MOMENT of going DOWN!!
I hope you can understand the height and scope of these PYRAMIDS from my photos.
The day we were here it was 100 degrees if not MORE!I nearly passed out in the first photo you saw of me here.
We walked from TEMPLE to TEMPLE with little or NO SHADE.
I have noted from my ticket stub we had arrived at 2:00 in the afternoon, so NOT the BEST TIME to tour OUTSIDE.We did it however and found shade at a BAR tucked into the bushes halfway through………
I promptly ordered a WATER and GRANITA!!!
I LOVE THIS PHOTO of MY HUSBAND.
HE IS ALWAYS THE GENTLEMAN.
AS I HAVE MENTIONED IN ANOTHER POST HE ALWAYS HAD MY ARM OR HAND.
TODAY HE HAD MY HANDBAG as it was so HOT I could only concentrate on my steps.
I think MY BASKET BAG looked much better with his OUTFIT!
To think how many MEN and HANDS it took to build these Temples.
No cranes.
No electrical tools.
No Trucks.
WE FOUND SHADE!
I was COLLECTING OLIVE TREES this day in the Agrigento!
They were my best friends!
Protecting YOUR FAVORITE CONTESSA FROM THE ELEMENTS!
I forget what these holes were for but I think sleeping?
Can anyone tell me?
GOT WATER IN MY HANDS!
It is BLUE like my OUTFIT!
A COLOR I SELDOM WEAR.
The blue in the distance is THE Mediterranean Sea.
LOOK AT THE TRUNK OF THIS OLIVE TREE!
As you can see there were not many people there that day…………………
These columns holding those clouds up high in the sky!
Parts of the TEMPLE that didNOT make it to our CENTURY!
STILL BEAUTIFUL in its pile of antiquity.
If you head to SICILY one day be sure to go see this area.
“THIS IS SICILY’s star attraction, The Valley of the Temples it is an archaeological site in the Agrigento on the islands southern coast.Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997 it is considered one of the finest examples of Greek architecture outside of GREECE.
I would LOVE TO KNOW why it took so long to become a UNESCO park!
The city of the AGRIGENTO.
I remember holding on thinking what is taking HIM so long to snap a photo!
I was REALLY HOT and thought I was going DOWN!
In his defense as you can see here HE TOOK A FEW PHOTOS!
AS I stated before OLIVE TREES were MY BEST FRIENDS; although this one did NOT give me shade.
I thought MY GOSH this is an old one that they have POTTED!
They must have brought it back to LIFE.
WE ARE OFF TO FIND SOME DINNER IN TOWN!
LEAVING our hotel in the ORANGE MOBILE!
He is having a CAMPARI.
I am having a NON-alcoholic beverage which was DELICIOUS!
Do I remember what it was……..NO!
THE DAYS CATCH at our restaurant ……….if I have-not mention before in another blog post we ate mostly FISH while in SICILY!
WE are headed back to the hotel after a wonderful meal.
Look what is ALL LIT UP AT NIGHT!
THE TEMPLES!
By now I am TELLING HIM TO SLOW DOWN and pull over!
STUNNING!!!
This photo was taken from our HOTEL ROOM when we got back from dinner!
What a TREAT!
SO, that is the end of the AGRIGENTO and the Valley of the Temples.
I still have MORE TO SHARE in upcoming POSTS, but first I’m going to go back in time a WEE LITTLE BIT!
Here I am with THE ITALIAN and our TWO SONS.
It must have been SPRINGTIME in the early 1990’s and we were in an outdoor enclosed patio that the boys called
NEVERLAND.
I think one of the AUNTS made their T-SHIRTS for EASTER.
I do recall LOVING those YELLOW SANDALS and I had them for YEARS!
More of SICILY to come ROME and BUDAPEST!!
I managed to clean out six drawers this week so far.Small drawers but neverless, it took all of FIVE minutes per drawer for the LINGERIE drawers and it was easy!Underwear that was too small and bras with underwire GONE!TUBE TOPS with sequins GONE!Gloves and cold weather mittens GONE.
Not because I do not like them anymore, but because I will NOT be wearing any of it ever AGAIN!
THAT WAS A BIG AHA MOMENT FOR ME and a little bit sad!
I use to rationalize why to KEEP just in case……………
Have you gone through that clean out phase knowing you will NEVER WEAR ITEMS AGAIN?
It’s another part of LIFE NO ONE REALLY TALKS ABOUT!
And what about those fancy HANDKERCHIEFS that belonged to your Mother and Grandmother?
Nope, I could not toss those.Did think I might start using one!The rest I TUCKED in the back of the DRAWER for someone else to find down the road aways………….
I am VERY SENTIMENTAL if you had not picked up on that by now!
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