Sicily Tour - West Coast

[judo100]

Sicily is a triangle, with two long sides coming to a rounded point on its western edge. Palermo, to the north, is a bustling city, but otherwise the places we toured in the west were rather quiet and picturesque.

Segesta is the hilly site of lonely Greek structures - an amphitheater and a partially finished Temple to Jupiter. These structures are

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[pondhopper]

It looks like this posted twice but the pictures are gorgeous so it's all good.
:)
Now, this looks like a place we'd love with ruins and castles, our kinds of sights.

Holy sights like temples in antiquity often remained holy sights when other cultures moved. Here in Spain it's very common to see the remains of other places worship under or a part of succeeding ones. I find the layers of history fascinating.

[judo100]

If you like ruins and castle, you'd love Sicily! More ruins than castles, but plenty of both.

I agree, holy sites tend to continue through the ages. It may be that there is an underlying holiness to the place that everyone feels, or it may be that once one group puts up a religious structure, the next groups simply uses the same space because "That's where you put it." Or it might be a combination of the two: It's holy space to start with, and with each religion's buildings on it, the feeling gets stronger.

"It's good to be rich and own your own island."

[markmc03]

Ironically, that was Jeffrey Epstein's favourite saying as well.

Re: "It's good to be rich and own your own island."

[judo100]

I didn't know that about Epstein. What it actually reminds me of is a young man at the same university I attended whose family was wealthy and owned a couple of islands. He worked that fact into most conversations, including noting where the islands were located. (In one class he actually pulled out a large map to show everyone where one of the islands was.) He would interject statements like, "It's good to be rich," or "It's good to own islands," regularly. He was so far beyond being a jerk that I don't think there is even a word for his behavior (much like the current president.)

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[markmc03]

They are a special breed, are they not? The scion of wealthy parents. What good is their wealth going to be when the systems collapse? They are murdering the planet for no long term benefit. As for the young man in your class, at least he could buy women as needed. But he will always be the last one chosen to join a team.

[howlin_wolf_66]

Impressive! Lovely sunset, too. :-)

I'd love to have an island to myself...

[judo100]

Gorgeous sunset, indeed. I think we'd all like our own islands. Plus lots of money to handle the upkeep.