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Sicily2005-50 :
3 day Summer holiday in Catania, Taormina and Gardini Naxos in Sicily, Italy(Aug/05) |
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Inside the garden there is also these arabesque turrets
decorated according to the style of the Chinese pagodas.
They are made with bricks and edged with pumice lava. They
were built for the will of an english noblewoman Florence
Trevelyan, who, being ornithologist, in those turrets delighted
in studying the birds. |
Sicily2005-51 :
3 day Summer holiday in Catania, Taormina and Gardini Naxos in Sicily, Italy(Aug/05) |
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Close up of the building in Baroque style.
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Sicily2005-52 :
3 day Summer holiday in Catania, Taormina and Gardini Naxos in Sicily, Italy(Aug/05) |
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Photo of us in the garden |
Sicily2005-53 :
3 day Summer holiday in Catania, Taormina and Gardini Naxos in Sicily, Italy(Aug/05) |
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A fountain which had this large plant that made enormous
leaves. (The veined leaves measured nearly a metre long.)
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Sicily2005-54 :
3 day Summer holiday in Catania, Taormina and Gardini Naxos in Sicily, Italy(Aug/05) |
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Souvenir shops are all over Taormina. Some have some educative
souvenirs like the faces of these Gods. Taormina should
hence be a Goddess |
Sicily2005-55 :
3 day Summer holiday in Catania, Taormina and Gardini Naxos in Sicily, Italy(Aug/05) |
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Colourful ceramic souvenirs seams to be Taormina's or Sicily's
main art |
Sicily2005-56 :
3 day Summer holiday in Catania, Taormina and Gardini Naxos in Sicily, Italy(Aug/05) |
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Close up of colourful ceramic souvenirs. The 3-legged icon
with a face in the middle is the main emblem of Sicily.
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Sicily2005-57 :
3 day Summer holiday in Catania, Taormina and Gardini Naxos in Sicily, Italy(Aug/05) |
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Street in Taormina with a small square at one side. |
Sicily2005-58 :
3 day Summer holiday in Catania, Taormina and Gardini Naxos in Sicily, Italy(Aug/05) |
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Main street of Taormina few metres away from the entrance
gate. The main street is called Umberto Promenade |
Sicily2005-59 :
3 day Summer holiday in Catania, Taormina and Gardini Naxos in Sicily, Italy(Aug/05) |
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Quite common in Taormina are these small statues with pouring
potable spring water. Many were thirsty today! |
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