Month: May 2015
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Taormina, Sicily – part 2
Taormina was easily reachable from the regional international airport, Catenia, where we flew in from Geneva. In our last post, we posted photos of views from Taormina, the town being situated high up on the mediterranean coast. Here are some photos of the town itself. The Piazza IX Aprile is spectacular, both for its views of the…
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Taormina, Sicily – part 1
We spent this year’s Easter week in Sicily – first at Taormina and then Siracusa. Both are on the east coast of Sicily. Taormina has been a very popular tourist destination since the 19th century. The town is situated in a beautiful location perched on a cliff, rising 200 m above the Ionian sea. Behind the…
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Random Photos #151 – 155
These are the photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The series was started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember the city). random photo #151 – hiss –…
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Random photos #141 – #145
These are the photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The series was started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember the city). random photo #141 – ! –…
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Finding the “13”, part 3
Today is the 14th of May 2015 which is a Thursday and also a public holiday. In fact, I(Chris) have tomorrow off as well, resulting in a 4-day long weekend. Yesterday the 13th felt really like a Friday – so we thought it’s time to post some of these photos. This is part 3 of a…
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Canola, Colza, Rapeseed
In many parts of Europe, including Switzerland, April and May is the season for this plant which produces flowers with an intense yellow color. The plant is known as canola, colza, rapeseed or in Latin – Brassica. It is a member of the Cruciferous (Brassicaceae) family, sometimes referred to as the mustard family. The name “cruciferous”comes from the shape…