{"id":2589,"date":"2013-10-02T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/?p=2589"},"modified":"2013-10-02T09:45:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-02T07:45:00","slug":"valley-of-the-temples-agrigento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2013\/10\/valley-of-the-temples-agrigento\/","title":{"rendered":"Valley of the Temples, Agrigento"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s my first day back at school today, teaching new levels that I&#8217;ve never taught before. So to distract myself from the <del datetime=\"2013-10-02T07:35:18+00:00\">terror<\/del> excitement, I&#8217;m thinking back to a day a few weeks ago in Agrigento, when my parents and I visited the Valley of the Temples. Another first, both for me and for them &#8211; their first time in Sicily and my first in Agrigento. It went down well on all counts, so here, for your delectation, are some of the photos. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2589 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2013\/10\/valley-of-the-temples-agrigento\/img_2556-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2556-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"valley of the temples, agrigento, kate bailward\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2590\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2590'>\n\t\t\t\tEarly morning from our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/it\/b-b-villa-seta.it.html\">B&#038;B<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2013\/10\/valley-of-the-temples-agrigento\/img_2558-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2558-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"valley of the temples, agrigento, kate bailward\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2591\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2591'>\n\t\t\t\tFrom the bottom of the valley &#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2013\/10\/valley-of-the-temples-agrigento\/img_2565-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2565-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"valley of the temples, agrigento, kate bailward\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2592\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2592'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230; to the top\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2013\/10\/valley-of-the-temples-agrigento\/img_2583-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2583-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"valley of the temples, agrigento, kate bailward\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2593\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2593'>\n\t\t\t\tSigns of life\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2013\/10\/valley-of-the-temples-agrigento\/img_2601-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2601-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"valley of the temples, agrigento, kate bailward\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2594\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2594'>\n\t\t\t\tIt took ages to get this shot without any tourists\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2013\/10\/valley-of-the-temples-agrigento\/img_2608-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2608-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"valley of the temples, agrigento, kate bailward\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2595\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2595'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking back down the valley\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2013\/10\/valley-of-the-temples-agrigento\/img_2611-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2611-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"valley of the temples, agrigento, kate bailward\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2596\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2596'>\n\t\t\t\tOlives and columns\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2013\/10\/valley-of-the-temples-agrigento\/img_2625-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2625-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"valley of the temples, agrigento, kate bailward\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2597\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2597'>\n\t\t\t\tExceptionally old olive tree and a not-so-young-either pile of stones\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2013\/10\/valley-of-the-temples-agrigento\/img_2629-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_2629-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"valley of the temples, agrigento, kate bailward\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2598\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2598'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8216;E&#8217;s legless, innit. 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