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sig033 On another weekend during the summer of 1991, I took a base tour to the town of Selinunte on the southwest tip of Sicily. As we drove to Selinunte, we passed by Agrigento. Agrigento is the location of some awesome ruins of Greek temples. Here is one of them on the hill, and... sig033
sig034 ...another in the distance sig034
sig035 There are many ruins of Greek temples in Selinunte as well. Here is Temple E, which is northeast of the area known as the Acropolis. sig035
sig036 Another view of the south face of Temple E. sig036
sig037 This is the remains of Temple C within the Acropolis. This is the most ancient and grandest of the temples in Selinunte. sig037
sig038 We were told by our guide that the markings on this portion of the ruins was something dedicated to Castor and Pollux, but I may be thinking of something else. sig038
sig039 We were told this was an ancient bath tub or at least a bathing basin. It was kind of small, though, so more for a baby or small child than an adult. sig039
sig040 A view of the burial garden within the Acroplois. sig040
sig041 The carved out portion of a column piece at a nearby quarry. sig041
sig042 This is the same column piece from its base. Our guide was the lady in front of me. sig042
sig043 After the great day and a half in Selinunte, we headed to Agrigento to see the ruins there. This is the Temple of Concordia from the main highway. It is the best preserved of all temples in Sicily. Most of the temples in Agrigento are located in what is called the Valley of the Temples. sig043
sig044 The remaining columns of the Temple of Hercules. sig044
sig045 Agrigento from the parking lot. sig045
sig046 The pathway leading to the Temple of Concordia. sig046
sig047 The one face of the Temple of Concordia, and... sig047
sig048 ...the full view of the Temple of Concordia. sig048
sig049 Along the path are these areas of carved out catacombs. sig049
sig050 From the Temple of Concordia we headed further east along the pathway to the distant Temple of Juno Lacinia. sig050
sig051 Getting closer to the Temple of Juno Lacinia. sig051
sig052 One of the side of the Temple of Juno Lacinia, and... sig052
sig053 ...looking down the axis of the Temple of Juno Lacinia. sig053
sig054 After returning to the beginning of the pathway, I took in the Temple of Hercules. sig054
sig055 Nearby to the west of the Temple of Hercules is the sparse remains of the Temple of Olympian Zeus. The figure on the ground is one of the colossal telamons that were part of the supports to the ancient structure. Earthquakes and razing by the Carthaginians destroyed the structure over time. This was the last stop before heading back to base. sig055
sig056 This and the next few photos are the normal daily work done by us Aerographer's Mates (weather observers) on the Naval Air Station. This is one of several types of duty vehicles we drove on base. This was what we called the lizard. Basically a three-wheeled motorcycle with a flat bed on the back. sig056
sig057 Me recording a weather observation. sig057
sig058 Me hanging facsimile weather charts. sig058
sig059 Me putting the final touches on the 12 hour surface chart that I plotted from weather observations around Europe. sig059
sig060 Me taking an observation on a typical summer day in Sicily. Clear and hazy with roughly 7 miles visibility. I'm actually swinging a sling psychrometer for determining the temperature and humidity. sig060
sig061 Another view of Mount Etna from the floor of my barracks on base. sig061
sig062 In February 1992, I took another base tour that headed to Germany for 7 days. We left on a Saturday from Catania via plane headed for Verona, Italy. From there we took a bus through the Alps into Austria, and then to Germany. We stayed in an American military hotel in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Garmisch is a nice area in the Bavarian region of Germany. It is located on the northern part of the Alps. On Sunday it started snowing, and didn't stop until Tuesday. Here I am in Garmisch on Monday during the snowfall. Just awesome! sig062
sig063 After the snow had stopped, I took a train ride with some fellow travelers from Garmisch to Munich. While there, we got to see the famous Glockenspiel in the Neues Rathaus from the Marienplatz. sig063
sig064 Another daring thing that a couple of us did was to trek to the top of the Saint Peter's steeple. From the top of it we could see many areas of Munich. In the distance we could see the needle (left) where the 1972 Summer Olympic Village is located, and the tall building (right of center) of the BMW museum and factory. Later in the day we did go up the needle and we went to the BMW museum and took one of the factory tours. sig064
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