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Selinunte Ruins – April 20, 2018 – Selinunte Ruins, Sicily, Italy

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By Tom Allin

The Tunis, Tunisia to Palermo, Sicily ferry’s PA system woke us up about 5:30 am
for a docking at 7:00 and a drive off the ferry at about 8:30. In summary we had
been up for three hours plus before the Toyota 4Runner’s wheels touched Sicilian
pavement.

Took about another 30 minutes to pass through customs and passport control. Our
first stop of the day is 120-km/1.5 hour drive to the south side of the Sicilian Island.
Exiting Palermo isn’t too bad and the highway is an easy drive. Damn if that isn’t the
entrance to the Selinunte Ruins dead ahead.

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After the Borghese Museum – February 19, 2018 – Rome, Italy

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By Tom Allin

We had been smart this morning and took a taxi to the museum saving our legs for
the museum and whatever came after. In our case we did some serious steps. First
we took a short walk through a very small part of the park surrounding the Villa,
next a longer walk through more of the park and on to the Modern Art Museum –
and no we hadn’t checked to see if it was open on a Monday and it wasn’t – so it was
on to food.

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Marshall Depot Museum Model

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The Marshall Depot Board and the Union Pacific Foundation will be providing a peek into Marshall’s transportation history today as they unveil an interactive scale model of the Marshall Depot and the area beyond.

The model was prepared by Mike Martina, his wife Ellen and other hobbyists, recreating the depot, Ginocchio Hotel and most of the yards which once manufactured everything from railroad engines to car-wheels. His interactive display creates the effect of workers welding on train parts, of the sound of the trains as they run through the yards. The construction of the model was made possible with funds from Sallie Guillion, her family and the Union Pacific Railroad Company.

Take a look at the images.

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Leaving Sicily and Exploring The West Coast of Italy: Tropea Stop – April 28 – 30, 2018 – Tropea, Italy

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By Tom Allin

We left Siracusa, Sicily about 10:15 for a quick drive to Messina, the ferry and on to
Tropea. The first hour of our drive was easy and uneventful. Then things went a
little wrong – seems we typed in the state of Messina, not the city of Messina to
Google Maps.

This route took us to the west of Mt. Etna (snow covered peak in above photograph)
through gorgeous mountains and wild flowers, on a dirt road, the occasional small
town or village, farm houses and you get the idea. I wish we had stopped here for a
night to give us more time to explore this area of Sicily.

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