The sirocco winds are beginning to hit Sicily. They are hot winds that come up from the Saharan desert and are the tipping point for the hot summers in Sicily. This morning I just went for a slow stroll, taking photos of things and places I thought had a certain beauty.
Like lined up mopeds:
Majolica tiled staircases:
Groovy old churches and shrines:
Beautiful Baroque facades. The unfortunate thing about Cefalu (and I noticed it in Siracusa, as well) is that there are many old churches but they are all closed. In Tuscany, all churches are open for visitors to take a look inside. Here I think they just don't have the money/infrastructure to keep these places open. I am going to ask my teacher about it on Monday.
This church is particularly interesting. It is called Saint Stefano Protomartire o del Purgatorio. It's 15th century. The purpose of the church was to pray for the souls in purgatory in hopes you could help lessen their time there. Notice the skull and crossbones above the portal:
I walked to the Bastion to look at the sea and there was a man there, playing the theme from The Godfather on his accordion:
As I was making my way home, I became fascinated by the roots of these trees that are pushing up the concrete. They look so alive:
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