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| Tower of Ammaraglio |
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| Inside this small church: 12th century mosaics to rival Monreale and the Royal Chapel |
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| Greek to me |
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| Thus the nave and aisles |
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| But then you get to the apse and it's this Baroque nightmare... |
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| Scenes like this caused really bad back problems for the Gospel writers |
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| Still a pretty glorious place |
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| Stop it! You know how I hate groveling! |
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| Men in black |
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| Alas, left, is the only pic I got of Ammiraglio |
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| Great old kiosk outside |
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| The Teatro Massimo |
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| A great, famous fountain, near the Four Corners |
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| Self-examination |
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| Not sure what this creature is, but infibulated, nonetheless |
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| You like my church, yes? |
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| Can't pick your neighbors |
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| Teatro Bellini...Sicily's great composer |
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| Art Nuvo entry to...a police station |
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| A hat-maker's shop I really would have liked to see; but closed |
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| Maybe on the internet |
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| The horse is a sculpture |
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| Miniature guitar store...wait of second...who needs miniature guitars?! |
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| Purveyor of puff sandwiches |
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| Standard mseasure |
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| A central courtyard has been converted to a representation of Selinunte's Temple C; here are some of the down-spouts; pre-Christian gargoyles... |
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| Painted, in classical times |
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| Temple C re-imagination; 5th century BC |
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| Representation, in situ |
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| Actual Gorgon shards |
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| The usual togas |
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| But now, something completely different: a "slipper" bath-tub |
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| Instructions |
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| Even as western Mediterranean colonists, the Greeks were great partyers |
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| Colossal statues |
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| Ancient Ratatouille |
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| Super-sized sarcophohus |
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| And, lastly, a foot from the Elgin Marbles; stealthfully acquired |
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| Thus |
