After leaving Segesta the day before we drove to Erice and spent the night at Hotel Moderna in Erice. The weather continued to be quite cool and windy so we checked in and relaxed a bit before very short walk to dinner. It seemed like we had gorged ourselves on seafood the last couple days and the nights dinner was veal and lamb chop centered. We were definitely not let down.
The morning brought little change in the weather outlook. Laura did some needed computer time, Karen and Scot got in a bit of souvenir buying, and I ran out to grab some photos and move the car before we got a parking ticket. By 10 o’clock we were moving on down the road to Selinunte and the ruins located there. Selinunte welcomed us with 20 minutes of of wind blown coolness before we retreated to the relative comfort of the visitors center to let a 15 minute rain shower pass. With a bit of hesitancy we ventured back outside and were able to spend a relaxed hour or so walking, touring, and climbing around and through the Greek temple and city ruins. Most of the fellow tourists had given up for the day so we had the place pretty much to ourselves. The sun peaked out now and then and gave us a bit of a rainbow. over the fluted columns.
Bits and pieces of Erice
The gardening flower Alyssum grows wild here and sprouts out of cracks and crevices every where.
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Good things come to those who persevere.
The scale of these ruins compared to that which we had seen at Segesta was astounding.
Scot for scale. The columns had a diameter of at least 8 feet at the base.
Looking pretty cute!
Olive trees with pines in the background.
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Laura, playing the warrior princess thing again.
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Oh look!! Gelato for dessert. Can you believe it??
Hello from a late arrival who is catching up on your past blogs and enjoying your comments and the grand pictures. The ability to enlarge pictures makes them appear in 3D. Glad to hear you both are enjoying the good life. It was my intent to follow you from your departure but stupidity got in the way. Missed you both at the dance last week, and my dance(s) with you Laura . Ollie and Ellen were in Mexico so we had a smaller group. The ballroom was pretty and the 225 band played so no trouble hearing the music. Keep the good blogs coming.
Dare
Hello Dare,
Better late than never! Thanks for checking in and I am glad you enjoy the blog. We have done no dancing since we get here so will most likely be in the remedial class when we return. Say hello to Wanda.
Michael
Kudos for persistence! Selinute is such a little-known piece of history. I wish you a sunny tomorrow!!!
Karen and Scot are adorable!
I intend to buy some alyssum seed and sprinkle it in all the cracks around our house. If it can go wild in Tuscany, why not on Colquitt?
Andy,
The alyssum should do fine until it gets hot. But the place will look great in the spring and early summer!!
Michael