Segesta

Nathan writing: After the grueling 17 hours of flight, we finally arrived in the city of Trapani. Most of the family was already here and were ichy to get out and see some of the sites.
We settled on heading to the ruins of Segesta. It was built by the Elymian people, probably around 430-420 BC, but it was never completed. Although, the temple still stands today. It was incredible to stand inside the middle and look outward through the colossal pillers accross the Sicilian countryside. All of the farmland looked remarkably like the Palousse, so it was kinda weird to see the huge ruins in the middle of it.
After being in the temple, we took a bus up the hillside to the small town that the inhabitants lived in where there is also a Greek style theater overlooking an amazing view. Check out the pictures on our Flickr page. Click Here. It was fun to have the family down in front acting out the scenes to the Sound of Music. Although it wasn't something you would expect in a Greek theater, it was very funny. You could talk in a normal voice and it could be heard all the way in the back.