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5/24/2004 2:51:34 AM
Another view of the tile covered sea salt piles. This keeps the salt dry after crystalizing from sea water.
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5/24/2004 2:54:20 AM
"Salt pans' where the sea water is successively concentrated until the last one where 99.9% pure salt is crystalized.
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5/24/2004 3:48:56 AM
Fishing boats just outside the sea salt plant. We did see fish jumping in the canal alongside the sea salt plant.
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6/4/2004 8:34:16 PM
A few cows are on Sicily. These were the only ones that we saw while on the island.
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5/24/2004 8:00:22 AM
Also called donkey carts, these vehicles are pulled by Sicilian donkeys. One is for the bride (the larger of the two) and the other for the groom. They are hand-forged, carved and painted. The traditional Sicilian peasant's car is seen more often today as a tourist attraction. This one was pulled by a horse.
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6/4/2004 2:15:06 PM
The temple of Heracles (Hercules) is the oldest and eight tapered columns are still standing (they are slimmer at the top in order to look taller).
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6/4/2004 2:15:30 PM
The temple of Castor and Pollux (Dioscuri) was built in the 5th century BC and dedicated to Leda and Zeus's twins. The temple, which is also the symbol of Agrigento, has only four columns and some of the trabeation standing.
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