The Greeks

Sicily has been invaded by so many other groups, but I'm so glad the Greeks were here. On Sunday, we headed to the Valley of the Temples which are said to be some of the best temples outside of Greece. I loved them... it's hard to imagine how old they are and yet are still here for us to admire. The above picture is a temple at Segesta which we were lucky enough to get to see just before the sun set and the park closed.

It's times like this that I'm wishing I spent more time at the office. Maybe I could have brought an RFP with me to read while sitting on the steps of an ancient Greek temple, contemplating if I can get away with using 6 point font on a table of numbers. Oh yea, that's what is going through my mind right about now...

My little friend has become quite the sophisticated tourist.

Ok, so at this point it's been a few hours since our last meal so it was time for more pasta. We went to a lovely little restaurant in Agrigento. The owner was very proud of his food and made sure we had a memorable meal. This pasta is hand formed into little curls that hold the sauce - made with eggplant and fresh cheese. Yum!

You might notice that I don't have pictures of every course - each meal starts with an antipasti, then pasta, then meat with some contorni (side dishes), then fruit, then dolci (dessert), then espresso... sometimes I'm well into finishing off a dish before I remember to take a picture. But... I did snap a picture of the dolci that afternoon. Mauritsio, our wonderful bus driver, stopped at this patisseria and ordered these HUGE canoli for us. These things are like 12 inches long!! Are you drooling yet? So good...

This is Nina, our beautiful and talented guide. She has patiently put up with Ted for nearly 2 weeks now. In fact...

She has been indoctrinated into the Pagan Tiki world... the doctors think she may make a full recovery with plenty of quiet rest. (She's going to be so pissed that I posted this picture...;>)

The fun continues...

Holy Cow! That only brings you up to Monday morning. I'm feeling parched and must now get a little cafè before I can continue.

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