It's the weekend again already and today's theme is "View." Gee, of all the photos I have of views it took me a while to decide which one to use. I happen to like this shot I took back in early November, 2006, when in Segesta, Sicily. We trudged up a hill (you can see the path we trod in the photo) to view this Grecian temple and later took a bus up the side of the mountain to view the amphitheater and other ancient sites. From that vantage point I could see the Sicilian landscape and the highway snaking away into the distance. Stunning! But then on the way back down the hill, I managed to get this shot of the temple from above (with the bus bumping its way down). It doesn't show the immensity of its size, so I've added a smaller shot that shows a friend sitting by one of the pillars. Be sure to click on the photos to see them in a larger format.
28 comments:
Wow what a treasure to find!
Thanks for the comments Leslie, I got them all :-)
Oh my! How lovely is that view!
How you doing way over there. :)
I loved those Greek ruins in Sicily. Perhaps it was because we had time there. We had only a couple of hours to see all the ruins of Greece.
Nice views here Leslie. Have a good weekend.
isn't it amazing how the Greeks have such awesome visions of their places of worship and municiple buildings? great shots!
Sicily has some awesome ruins! Those are great views, I would have loved to see more. happy weekend, Leslie!
Because I like doing pairs of shots I chose as I did but as I suppose up to 70% of pictures are of views, picking something is not easy... or too easy and a shower of images results.
What a beautiful view!
Have a good weekend.
Very beautiful. Yet another cool entry in what looks to be a great themed Photo Hunt! :)
Lovely shots Leslie.
That would have been a wonderful trip with a bus. The view is awful. Really like the picture you took of the temple from above.
Absolutley breathtaking!
A stunning photo. I love the mix of nature and man-made.
Thanks for the hint about the click for larger view.
Cheers
What a great idea to view the temple from distance and thereafter show it from close.
Excellent PH entry
Fantastic shots Leslie. Perfect for the theme.
What a lovely surprise :) Lovely views of course.
That temple is so cool. It must have been a wonderful trip.
I love Italy, beautiful view. You should be in full swing for fall in Canada, how can we be ahead of you.
That's a view I'd like to go see in person. Beautiful!
Have a great week :-)
wow, very nice setting
Oh now that looks like a fun place to see great views!
Wow, Great shot of the temple from the mountain side. I like that you included the other shot to emphise how far you were from the temple. Nice job. :)
That would have been an awesome holiday spot, Leslie.
It sure amazing all the wonder views from all over the world.
Just think with out the computer we wouldn't see all these neat place.
Coffee is on.
Nice shots for the theme this week!
That's a great place to visit. Breathtaking shot.
Wonderful view! You must have so many incredible photos from your journeys.
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