tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post69904401824667296..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Agrigento: The Valley Of The Temples (2)The Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-51979759158029926952010-07-24T16:48:32.018+01:002010-07-24T16:48:32.018+01:00Happy memories of Sicilia [Agrigento, Selinunte, R...Happy memories of Sicilia [Agrigento, Selinunte, Ragusa, Siracusa...] on a kilometrico ticket back in the mid 80s... The oranges could have been footballs! Snow on Vesuvius - hot sun under Etna hours later. <br /><br />I agree with George that the Tennyson quotation is amazing.Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-51887699597356320812010-07-11T09:55:36.316+01:002010-07-11T09:55:36.316+01:00I have a friend on holiday in Sicily at the moment...I have a friend on holiday in Sicily at the moment. Thanks to reading your posts I will have be able to have more well-informed conversations with him when he gets back. Thanks...TrampTramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367405984066895755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-58901302068690802732010-07-10T20:59:35.899+01:002010-07-10T20:59:35.899+01:00The light is amazing and what a setting for these ...The light is amazing and what a setting for these amazing temples. I have been to Athens, Crete and the Greek Islands and I must say your pictures rival anything I saw there. I hope the valley is as unpeopled in October when my daughter visits as it appears in your photographs.<br /><br />I, too, prefer not to rust unburnished ... Love that quote.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-78760755824965601402010-07-10T19:45:55.751+01:002010-07-10T19:45:55.751+01:00Thanks, Robert, for referring me to your other pos...Thanks, Robert, for referring me to your other postings on Tennyson. I read and enjoyed each of them. I have always loved the themes of "Ulysses" and Yeats' "Sailing to Byzantium," but I never thought about the obvious link between the two. May we always be seekers and have souls that clap their hands and sing.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-68884414418588171692010-07-10T16:48:23.941+01:002010-07-10T16:48:23.941+01:00I like Tennyson (well, I must admit I haven't ...I like Tennyson (well, I must admit I haven't been able to get through much of it - Merlin and Vivien, The Holy Grail, The Last Tournament etc etc!). However, when he's at his poetic best, he's wonderful, I think - about time his reputation was reevaluated.<br /><br />Tennyson was born near here, and I've visited his village and his haunts many times from an early age. I've written several posts on Tennyson on my blog - they're under 'Alfred Lord Tennyson' (LABLES) if you're interested.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-40558193638078578582010-07-10T15:43:46.696+01:002010-07-10T15:43:46.696+01:00Loved this second posting, Robert. Great photos t...Loved this second posting, Robert. Great photos that make me want to get up and fly off to Sicily immediately. As for Tennyson's quote, all I can say is that it has resonated in my head with each passing year since I first discovered it many, many decades ago. Thanks for sharing your journey, your thirst for travel, and your commitment to "shine in use."Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.com