Sicily and more

It's been more than a month since I've posted. Besides a quick trip to Sicily, been keeping pretty busy. We started off the month of February with a quick trip to Girona. We were there six years ago, but only for an hour. We were amazed at the beautiful, quiet medieval center. It was such a gray day, so no photos. However, we are going back the end of this week. To be continued.

Then we went to Sicily for 6 days. We started off at my cousin's in Palermo, then went down to Palma di Montechiaro near Agrigento, where my mother was born. Agrigento is famous for its Greek temples, in much better condition than you'd find in Greece! It was exciting to show Mauricio where I'm from. Plus, I knew he would love the rich history: a mix of Greek, Roman, Byzantine and even some Norman. Not to mention tons of Baroque. I've posted a few pictures down below, but the rest can be seen on my new site on flickr.com:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barceluna/sets/72157594556633018

This week my friends Anthony and Dayle are in town. It's been great revisiting the city, and still being in love with it and finding out there is still so much to see. Tomorrow we revisit Tarragona and Sitges.

Photos from Sicily:

View of the cathedral in Palermo in a shop window facing it.



Near the cathedral: Wild dogs trying to cross the street amidst ongoing traffic to meet up with another dog in their pack across the street. We waited a long time to see if they could do it but finally gave up and left. Not sure if they ever did get across!


The famous Temple ruins in Agrigento, in the region my mother grew up.


The legendary church in my mother's hometown of Palma di Montechiara. I actually grew up with a small-scale wooden replica of this in my home, supposedly made by a blind man as the legend goes. My mother still has it!