Tag: statue Travel Journal

I don’t think there is a city or town in the world that doesn’t have at least a statue or two that the locals think is significant for one reason or another. That reason might be beauty, historical significance, quirkiness, or something else. But I think every municipality has at least one. If you know of an exception please feel free to keep that information to yourself because why would I care about nothingness?

Note that I said “the locals think.” Whether the wider world agrees with them about their statue or statues is another question altogether.

Then, there’s my opinion. It’s totally worthless. I’m a cultural philistine with little sense of history. Nevertheless, I sometimes feel the desire to discuss here statues I see on my travels. If I do, I try to remember to flag them with the “statue” tag, which will create a link on this page to the relevant entry.

Siracusa Mainland

Today, I spent the day on mainland Siracusa, visiting sites all located within about a ten-minute walking radius of my hotel. Sadly, I didn’t make...

Ortigia (Siracusa)

Before I get into this post on Ortigia, I need to correct something that might have been misleading in yesterday’s post. There, I said that,...

Piazza Amerina to Ragusa

Today took me from Piazza Amerina to Ragusa, with a stop along the way. Obviously, today didn’t take me there. Days just sort of linger...

Hanging Out in Agrigento

My plan for today consisted solely of hanging out in Agrigento. I am pleased and proud to report that I achieved my objective. This is...

Epidaurus and Athens

Today is my last full day in Greece for this trip, my first time here. I spent the day visiting Epidaurus and then driving back...