Agrigento

Luis and I spent this weekend in the city of Agrigento on the island of Sicily. This city is situated at the top of a hill overlooking the 6th century B.C. Greek and Roman temples which were absolutely breathtaking. We went to each of the temples ruins and listened to portable phones that told us the history of the temples and how they came to be how they are now over time. Two of the temples had scafolding around parts of it because they are trying to restore and keep them from falling down. I have to say it was amazing. I would definately recommend the trip to anyone coming to the island. It took us about 8 hours to see all the temples and the museum, a full day at least and we were exhausted. This is a very physical journey so we both got a workout just from climbing and walking. The ruins are actually spread out over a fairly large distance. It probably would have been better to go in the spring when it was cooler. But at least we know that now, so when it comes time to go to Pompeii we can plan it for the fall or spring instead of the middle of summer. Lesson learned, that is for sure. We did have a really nice time though. We spent the whole day there and then stopped by a pizzeria for dinner. We stayed at a little bed and breakfast in front of the cathedral in the center of town. All in all, a successful trip!