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Garmisch : Pictures from a recent business trip to Garmisch...

Garmisch

Pictures from a recent business trip to Garmisch...

Updated: Oct 09, 2008 1:22pm PST

Paris : A day and a half shooting Paris...

Paris

A day and a half shooting Paris...

Updated: Dec 15, 2008 12:49pm PST

Sicily Day 1: Enroute : The beginning of our trip to Sicily...

Sicily Day 1: Enroute

The beginning of our trip to Sicily...

Updated: May 25, 2009 4:46am PST

Sicily Day 2: Mt. Etna & dinner at Ristorante Paradise : A few pics from our excursion to the South and West side of Mount Enta. Etna is Europe's largest active volcano and dominates the whole of eastern Sicily. Unfortunately, I didn't take too many pictures, it was a pretty rainy day...

Sicily Day 2: Mt. Etna & dinner at Ristorante Paradise

A few pics from our excursion to the South and West side of Mount Enta ...

Updated: May 25, 2009 11:31am PST

Sicily Day 3: Taormina : On a bluff above the Ionian Sea, at the foot of Monte Tauro, Taormina is Sicily's most famous tourist resort. Immersed in luxuriant subtropical vegetation, it was a favorite stop for those on the Grand Tour and the preferred summer residence of aristocrates and bankers, from Wilhelm II of Germany to the Rothschilds. In its time the town has been Siculan, Greek, and Roman, but its medieval layout gives it today's look.

Sicily Day 3: Taormina

On a bluff above the Ionian Sea, at the foot of Monte Tauro, Taormina ...

Updated: May 25, 2009 11:45am PST

Sicily Day 4: Valley of Temples : Agrigento was founded in 581 BC by colonists from Gela, who namded the town Akragas. Yet only a century later the population had grown to 200,000 and Greek poet Pindar described it as "the fairest city inhabited by mortals." It was ruled briefly by the Carthaginians. The Valley of Temples s the site of the main temples (dedicated to Olympian Zues, Heracles, Concord, and Hera).

Sicily Day 4: Valley of Temples

Agrigento was founded in 581 BC by colonists from Gela, who namded the ...

Updated: May 26, 2009 11:30am PST

Sicily Day 5: Caltagirone : In the history of this city, built at the junction of the Erei and Iblei hills, there is one element of continuity - the production of ceramics. Prehistoric potery has been found on the hils around the Arab Cal'at Ghiran (one translation is "castle of vases"). The local potters were world famous in the Middle Ages, and the tradition is maintained today. Unfortunately, we didn't see much of this town, because we spent the entire time in this one shop. Giacomo, the artisan at work took a liking to the girls and spent nearly three hours making clay animals for them! It turned out to be one of the highlights of the trip!

Sicily Day 5: Caltagirone

In the history of this city, built at the junction of the Erei and Ibl ...

Updated: May 26, 2009 12:06pm PST

Sicily Day 6: Siracusa : For 27 centuries the city of Syracuse, in modern Italian, Siracusa, has been of great economic and cultural importance. From the prehistoric populations to the Corinthians who founded the Greek city, to the introduction of Baroque architecture, the history of Syracuse is an open book, clearly visible in many streets and building. The Greek theatre survives in good condition, and you can still see the stone quarries, or Latomie, which provided stone for many of the ancient monuments, but also served as prisons.

Sicily Day 6: Siracusa

For 27 centuries the city of Syracuse, in modern Italian, Siracusa, ha ...

Updated: May 27, 2009 11:45am PST

Sicily Day 7: Enna : A mountain town - at 3054 ft the highest provincial capital in Italy - in antiquity Enna was first Greek, then Carthaginian and finally Roman. It remained a Byzantine stronghold even after the Arab conquest of Palermo, and was then conquered by general Al-Abbas Ibn Fadhl in 859 and was wrested from the Muslims only in 1087. From that time it was repeatedly fortified around the strongholds of Castello di Lombaria and Castell Vecchio. The defensive walls, no longer visible, were the basis of the city's plan, while al the principal sites of religious and civic power wre constructed on what is now Via Roma. Becuase of it's altitude, Enna has a climate unique in the interior of Sicily and even during the summer the temperature is pleasant. The town's exceptional position means splendid views.

Sicily Day 7: Enna

A mountain town - at 3054 ft the highest provincial capital in Italy - ...

Updated: May 27, 2009 11:47am PST

Rocky Mountain National Park : Pictures from a hike through Rocky Mountain National Park in late September...

Rocky Mountain National Park

Pictures from a hike through Rocky Mountain National Park in late Sept ...

Updated: Sep 20, 2009 6:27pm PST

Montana de Oro : Pictures from Montana de Oro State Park and Morro Bay California...

Montana de Oro

Pictures from Montana de Oro State Park and Morro Bay California...

Updated: Sep 29, 2009 9:09pm PST

Vandenberg AFB Fire : A bad day at Vandenberg AFB...

Vandenberg AFB Fire

A bad day at Vandenberg AFB...

Updated: Oct 01, 2009 8:31pm PST

Qatar: Week 1 : Pictures from the 1st week of my deployment to Qatar and farewell dinner in Doha for the departing team...

Qatar: Week 1

Pictures from the 1st week of my deployment to Qatar and farewell dinn ...

Updated: Nov 04, 2009 11:16am PST

Barrier Art 1 : Pictures of the some of the Barrier art around Al Udied AB...

Barrier Art 1

Pictures of the some of the Barrier art around Al Udied AB...

Updated: Nov 17, 2009 10:02am PST

Thanksgiving : A few pics of Thanksgiving in Qatar...

Thanksgiving

A few pics of Thanksgiving in Qatar...

Updated: Dec 03, 2009 11:30am PST

Afghanistan : Trip downrange to several locations in Afghanistan...

Afghanistan

Trip downrange to several locations in Afghanistan...

Updated: Dec 05, 2009 3:05am PST