Mural of wheat harvest at Villarosa train depot

The Curious Goat on the Mountainside

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June 26th 2005
Now that I'm back in Oregon and have had time to sift and sort through all of my experiences and images, I wanted to share a few more pictures that captured an aspect of my trip but were not shared in my earlier posts. So, this is my pictorial ode to Sicily. Will I return? Absolutely! ... read more

Europe » Italy » Sicily

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more