"Thank you, Holy Father"
These posters honoring Pope John Paul II were all over Rome during the...
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Media members wait for conclave.
We landed in Rome early Tuesday morning, April 19. We dropped our...
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Black smoke = no pope.
Shortly after noon, smoke came out of the chimney on top of the...
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CNN reporter at the Vatican
The news media broadcast the conclave's failure to elect a new pope. We...
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Outside St. Peter's Square
Shortly after five, we were in Rome's Stazione Termini when the PA...
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St. Peter's Square
As we neared St. Peters Square, the crowd thickened until any movement was...
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St. Peter's Square
When the surge finally stopped I was near the Obelisk in the middle of St....
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St. Peter's Square
It turned out that by the time people arrived at the Vatican from all...
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St. Peter's Square
Finally, at about 9:00, we left St. Peters Square to go to the...
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Pope Benedict XVI
These posters were put up all over Rome within 48 hours following Pope...
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5:45 a.m. Waiting for Pope Benedict XVI
Sunday, April 24, we attended Pope Benedict XVIs outdoor installation mass in...
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7:00 a.m. Waiting for Pope Benedict XVI
April 24. As time passed by, the crowd slowly compressed and moved ahead. We...
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Pope Benedict XVI Installation Mass.
After a brief security check, we entered St. Peters Square. We were...
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Pope Benedict XVI Installation Mass
April 24. The services started promptly at 10:00. On the large outdoor TV...
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"Go in Peace, the Mass is Ended. . ."
April 24. When the mass ended at almost 1:00 p.m., crowds of people steadily...
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Arathena Rocks at Giardini Naxos
After picking up our rental car from AutoEurope, in which we are a firm...
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Arathena Rocks at Giardini Naxos
Our balcony overlooked the Ionian sea from where the next morning we saw...
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Arathena Rocks at Giardini Naxos
The hotel is a wonderful find frequented primarily by Germans and serves a...
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Archeological Park at Giardini Naxos
Giardini-Naxos was the first Greek colony established in Sicily and has a...
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Mount Etna Coffee Stop
The next morning we drove to Mt. Etna from the east approach to see the lava...
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Snow-capped Mount Etna
The cable car has been rebuilt and takes passengers up to 2500 ft. The lower...
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Giarre, Sicily -- The Goats Got Out!
On the way home to Giardini-Naxos, we encountered a herd of goats...
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Giarre, Sicily -- The Goats Got Out!
On the way home to Giardini-Naxos, we encountered a herd of goats...
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Giardini Naxos as seen from Taormina
Only a 15 minute drive.
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Road to Taormina
We visited Taormina again, our 2nd visit there. It is as impressive...
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Taormina's Greek Theatre
Fortunately, there were relatively few tourists, no buses, and no...
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Taormina's Greek Theatre
The Greeks certainly knew how to position their theatres (i.e....
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Mendolita Residenza on Lipari
In Lipari we stayed at Mendolita Residence in a studio apartment...
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Mendolita Residenza on Lipari
We enjoyed our evening meal, gathered from a local alimentari and take-away...
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Lipari's Beautiful Flowers
The private gardens on Lipari are breathtakingdaisies the size of hedges,...
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Hiking on Stromboli's San Vincenzo trail
Stromboli is a sight to behold, with steam and puffs of smoke...
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Cefalu Artichoke vendor
SS113 is a major coastal highway, which suddenly with no warning dumps...
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Cefalu Streets
SS113 is a major coastal highway, which suddenly with no warning dumps...
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Beach, Marina, Convent and Old Cefalu
The Collegio di Maria convent is located in the centro storico of the old...
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Sunset at Collegio di Maria in Cefalu
We saw incredible sunsets and fishermen outside our windows through the night...
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Cefalu Duomo
The Duomo, whose mosaics of Christ Pancreator rival those of Monreale, is...
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Cefalu Duomo at night
The Duomo, whose mosaics of Christ Pancreator rival those of Monreale, is...
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Christ Pancreator in the Cefalu Duomo
This Mosaic of Christ Pancreator rivals those of Monreale.
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Nasturia in Cefalu.
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Himera Temple ruins
In the afternoon we visited the ancient site of Himera, only a short distance...
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Erice -- La Pasticceria Maria Grammatico
We are not foodies, but we did immensely enjoy the wonderful cassata and...
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Erice Gate
Main entrance to the medieval hill town of Erice.
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Sciacci -- Verdetechnica
Verdetechnica is perched high on a hill overlooking fields of flowers and the...
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Sciacci -- Verdetechnica Trumpet Flowers
The enormous peach-colored angel trumpet shrub in our garden patio was so...
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Sciacci Livestock
The line between urban and rural becomes further blurry with these donkeys...
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Selinunte Temple C at Acropolis
The entire plain was blanketed with wild yellow and white...
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Poppy at Selinunte
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Purple Thistle at Selinunte.
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Selinunte Temple C at Acropolis
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Carthaginian mosaics in Selinunte Ruins
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Selinunte Temple E
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Selinunte Acropolis Ruins
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Selinunte Temple C at Acropolis
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Acropolis Defense Wall
Around the acropolis the Greeks had built massive walls to defend themselves...
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Wild flowers at Selinunte Acropolis
A variety of spring wild flowers bring life back to the ancient ruins of the...
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Vineyard and Wild flowers at Selinunte
Blanket of yellow and white mums in the middle of a vineyard in Selinunte...
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Selinunte Temple of Jupiter
The lower plain contains the enormous remains of the temple of Jupiter whose...
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Selinunte Temple E
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Selinunte Temple E
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Segesta Ancient Greek Temple
On the way to Palermo to catch the overnight ferry back to Rome we stopped at...
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Segesta Ancient Greek Temple
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Segesta Ancient Greek Temple
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Palermo-Rome Ferry "La Superba"
We boarded our overnight ferry back to Civitavecchia. Did I say ferry?...
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Palermo-Rome Ferry "La Superba"
It should be called a cruise ship as it has four enormous garages...
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Rome -- Flowers to Go
Upon our return to Rome, we returned to the Instituto San Guiliana de...
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Rome -- Campo de Fiori
Fresh fish at the morning market.
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Rome -- Spring Flowers and the Coloseum
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Rome -- Roman Forum
Wisteria and The Temple of Castor and Pollux dominate this spring...
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Rome -- Trevi
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Rome -- Spanish Steps
The Spanish steps were covered in all shades of azaleas
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Rome -- Mosaic of Santa Pudenziana
A new favorite was the 3rd century mosaic in the church of Santa Pudenziana...
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Rome -- Tram at Piazza Torre Argentina
This tram line (#8) runs from the Piazza Torre Argentina to the Stazione...
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