{"id":7073,"date":"2005-10-02T18:08:25","date_gmt":"2005-10-03T01:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=7073"},"modified":"2011-12-06T05:04:54","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T13:04:54","slug":"palermo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2005\/10\/02\/palermo\/","title":{"rendered":"Palermo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We woke at 7A and ate breakfast and showered and planned our day.<\/p>\n<p>We had planned to take a bus tour to Erice, Trapani and Segesta, but we&#8217;re just tired of sitting in buses and cars so we canceled. Instead, we took a cab over to the Palazzo Abbezia in the Kalsa, or old Arabic, area. This houses the <a name=\"RegionalArtGalleryOfSicily\"><\/a>Regional Art Gallery of Sicily, which has a wonderful collection of medieval, gothic and late gothic Sicilian art.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7073 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/TriumphOfDeathDetail1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/TriumphOfDeathDetail1-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A detail from the fresco\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/TriumphOfDeathDetail1-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/TriumphOfDeathDetail1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/TriumphOfDeathDetail1.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7085'>\n\t\t\t\tA detail from the fresco \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.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/EleanoraOfAragon.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/EleanoraOfAragon-128x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A famous marble bust of Eleanor of Aragon\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/EleanoraOfAragon-128x150.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/EleanoraOfAragon-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/EleanoraOfAragon.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7076'>\n\t\t\t\tA famous marble bust of Eleanor of Aragon \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Nun.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Nun-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A painting of a nun - I really liked this one\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Nun-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Nun-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Nun.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7077'>\n\t\t\t\tA painting of a nun &#8211; I really liked this one \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.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/FourWomenFresco.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/FourWomenFresco-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fresco of four women\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/FourWomenFresco-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/FourWomenFresco-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/FourWomenFresco.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7080'>\n\t\t\t\tFresco of four women\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Annunziata.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Annunziata-120x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"One of my favorites - Annunziata by Antonello de Messina\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Annunziata-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Annunziata-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Annunziata.jpg 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7078'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of my favorites &#8211; Annunziata by Antonello de Messina \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.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Pieta.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Pieta-150x124.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"One of the most unusual Pietas I&#039;ve ever seen\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Pieta-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Pieta-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Pieta.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7083'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the most unusual Pietas I&#8217;ve ever seen \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/PaintedWoodPanels.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/PaintedWoodPanels-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Painted wood from a church in Palermo\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/PaintedWoodPanels-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/PaintedWoodPanels-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/PaintedWoodPanels.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7081'>\n\t\t\t\tPainted wood from a church in Palermo \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.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/PairOfPaintings.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"118\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/PairOfPaintings-118x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Paintings of two people\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/PairOfPaintings-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/PairOfPaintings-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/PairOfPaintings.jpg 395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7082'>\n\t\t\t\tPaintings of two people \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.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Ceiling.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Ceiling-150x110.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Part of the ceiling of the first room\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Ceiling-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Ceiling-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Ceiling.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7079'>\n\t\t\t\tPart of the ceiling of the first room \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.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/TriumphOfDeath.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/TriumphOfDeath-150x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Triumph of Death, a fresco from someplace in Palermo\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/TriumphOfDeath-150x140.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/TriumphOfDeath-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/TriumphOfDeath.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7084'>\n\t\t\t\tTriumph of Death, a fresco from someplace in Palermo \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>We grabbed lunch as a trattoria in the neighborhood, and then walked to a few of the churchs in the Kalsa.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-7073 gallery-columns-2 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.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChristInGlassCase.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChristInGlassCase-150x82.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A figure of Christ in a glass case\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChristInGlassCase-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChristInGlassCase-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChristInGlassCase.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7092'>\n\t\t\t\tA figure of Christ in a glass case\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.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Float.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Float-150x126.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A parade object sitting in a parking lot\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Float-150x126.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Float-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Float.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7093'>\n\t\t\t\tA parade object sitting in a parking lot \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.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSanDomenico.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSanDomenico-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chiesa di San Domenico\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSanDomenico-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSanDomenico-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSanDomenico.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7088'>\n\t\t\t\tChiesa di San Domenico\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.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSantaMariaDellaCatena.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSantaMariaDellaCatena-150x104.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chiesa di Santa Maria della Catena\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSantaMariaDellaCatena-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSantaMariaDellaCatena-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSantaMariaDellaCatena.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7086'>\n\t\t\t\tChiesa di Santa Maria della Catena\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Roof1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Roof1-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chiesa di Santa Maria dello Spasimo\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Roof1-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Roof1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Roof1.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7090'>\n\t\t\t\tChiesa di Santa Maria dello Spasimo\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.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Roof2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Roof2-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chiesa di Santa Maria dello Spasimo\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Roof2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Roof2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/Roof2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7091'>\n\t\t\t\tChiesa di Santa Maria dello Spasimo\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.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSantaTeresaDellaKalsa.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSantaTeresaDellaKalsa-150x136.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chiesa di Santa Teresa della Kalsa\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSantaTeresaDellaKalsa-150x136.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSantaTeresaDellaKalsa-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/ChiesaDiSantaTeresaDellaKalsa.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7087'>\n\t\t\t\tChiesa di Santa Teresa della Kalsa\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.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/MotorcyclePerformanceAtSpasimo.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/MotorcyclePerformanceAtSpasimo-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chiesa di Santa Maria dello Spasimo\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/MotorcyclePerformanceAtSpasimo-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/MotorcyclePerformanceAtSpasimo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/10\/MotorcyclePerformanceAtSpasimo.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7089'>\n\t\t\t\tChiesa di Santa Maria dello Spasimo\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Chiesa di Santa Maria dello Spasimo is special because its both a very old church and also misses its roof &#8211; it was destroyed during World War II and never replaced. We listened briefly to a performance of motorcycles &#8211; I&#8217;m serious, someone was conducting motorcycle sounds.<\/p>\n<p>All over the city were images by David LeChapelle, a famous photographer. 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