{"id":549,"date":"2009-02-01T12:05:35","date_gmt":"2009-02-01T12:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/nicholsons\/palermo-vendicari.html"},"modified":"2012-11-29T18:04:03","modified_gmt":"2012-11-29T18:04:03","slug":"palermo-vendicari-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/nicholsons\/palermo-vendicari-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Palermo &amp; Vendicari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>A weekend in Palermo took us to the Greek city of Himera&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/Himera7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Himera7.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/Himera7-thumb-240x180.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/HimMark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"HimMark.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/HimMark-thumb-240x180.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;the Roman city of Solunto<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/SolME.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SolM&amp;E.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/SolME-thumb-180x240.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/SolEl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SolEl.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/SolEl-thumb-240x180.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/SolGin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SolGin.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/SolGin-thumb-240x180.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;Monreale and La Zisa<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/CefaluGin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CefaluGin.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/CefaluGin-thumb-180x240.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/CafeMonreale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CafeMonreale.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/2009\/02\/CafeMonreale-thumb-240x240.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also got to visit a wonderful nature reserve on the southeastern corner of the island, where we had lunch next to a Swabian fort from the 1200s:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/Venfam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Venfam.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/Venfam-thumb-180x240.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/VenEl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"VenEl.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/VenEl-thumb-180x240.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/VenGin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"VenGin.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/VenGin-thumb-180x240.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/Neptune.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Neptune.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/nigelnicholson\/files\/Neptune-thumb-180x240.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The beaches were also full of spherical plant remains known as le palle di Nettuno, or Neptune&#8217;s balls&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> A weekend in Palermo took us to the Greek city of Himera&#8230;&#8230;the Roman city of Solunto&#8230;Monreale and La ZisaWe also got to visit a wonderful nature reserve on the southeastern corner of the island, where we had lunch next&#8230; 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