Travel Photo Friday – Palermo

This months entry is from Michelle over at Bleeding Espresso. Michelle traveled to Sicily earlier this year and her blog photos were so lovely, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on whatever she was going to send me.

Michelle and I are what I would consider good blogging buddies. You may remember that I won her Bella Bag Contest, and that she won the My French Life contest. I live vicariously through her, because she lives in Italy.

Here is Michelle’s contribution to Travel Photo Friday. The descriptions follow the photos and are Michelle’s.

Located in the heart of Palermo in Piazza Pretoria, La Fontana della Vergogna, or the fountain of shame, is a work by Florentine sculptor, Francesco Camilliani and Michelangelo Naccherino completed in 1555 that features 16 nude representations of gods and goddesses.

The fountain gets its name because of the cold reception it got from Palermo’s citizens who didn’t appreciate coming out of church (the piazza is surrounded by them) and being greeted by many, many nether regions.

Here’s a creative way to get around Palermo–what I like to call a Sicilian taxi. I’m guessing it is probably not the most economical way to see the city, but hey, it’s a horse!! Whee!

Thank you Michelle. You always have a way of mixing facts with funnies!

You can read more about Michelle’s trip to Sicily and Palermo on her blog. Here is a link to her cleverly titled category….Palermondays!

My favorite is the taxi! How ‘about you? Which is your fav and why?

I am looking for YOUR travel photos. Email them over, along with your description and you can be featured in Travel Photo Friday!

See you September 5th for our next edition!

rochambeau
August 1st, 2008
Dear Robin,
Great photos from Bleeding Espresso!
My fav is the headless goddess and the dog!
Just great!
happy weekend!!
xox
Constance

michelle of bleeding espresso
August 1st, 2008
Goodness I need to get back to Palermo….
Thanks for posting my photos Robin

My Mélange
August 2nd, 2008
Constance~ Thanks for coming to check out TPF!!! Have a great weekend yourself….it’s gonna be a wet one here
Michelle~ Anytime, mia amica, anytime And thank you for sharing!!

koreanair
August 14th, 2008
koreanair travel photograph contest
Theme
“Memorable Travel Moment”
(Any entry which has been submitted for domestic or overseas competition will be disqualified.)
Eligibility
Domestic residents (including foreigners), Koreans and Foreigners residing overseas
Application Period
July 25, 2008 (Fri) ~ August 25(Mon), for 31days
Details
■ Photo Size
-Film Camera Photo : Black and White or Color printed photo, <11 X 14> inch
-Digital Camera Photo : Black and White or Color image, Upload submission after compressing under 500kb
※ In case of preliminary winners, original file registration (over 500 million pixel, available for printing)
■ Contest Submission
-Online: Visit to photo.koreanair.com to download the application form. After completing the form, please save it and send as an attachment.
* Submission is available via mail or in person (For digital camera photos, submission is available
only via online.
Reception Office Address : HS Ad & Korean Air Travel Photo Contest Office, 12F LG Mapo Bldg., Gongduk-2dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea (Zip code : 121-721)
■ Maximum Number of Submission : Five per entrant (for both film and digital photos)
■ Inquiries :
Results Announcement/Awards
■ Announcement : The winners will be announced on September 17(Wed) at our online contest gallery (photo.koreanair.com) and Hankook Ilbo, and notified individually by e-mail.
※ Announcement date can be changed due to schedules
■ Awards Ceremony : October 1 (Wed), 2008. 10:00 Seoul Sejong Center Annex Hall (Gwanghwamun Gallery)
■ Prizes (Combined judging for film and digital entries)
-Grand Prix Prize (1) : A trophy and two prestige class round trip tickets to any Korean Air destination + two domestic economy class round trip tickets-
-Gold Prize(1) : A trophy and two prestige class round trip tickets to any Korean Air destination
-Silver Prize(2) : A trophy and two economy class round trip tickets to any Korean Air destination
-Bronze Prize(6) : A trophy and two economy class round trip tickets to Japan/China/Southeast Asia Korean Air flies
-Meritorious Prize (50): A trophy and two domestic economy class round trip tickets
※ The grand prix, gold, silver, and bronze prize winners will attend the Awards Ceremony to receive their awards. If the winners cannot attend the ceremony, their family members with entrusted certificate may attend instead.
Exhibition/ Period
■ Seoul -Sejong Center Annex Hall (10.01 ~ 10.07)
■ Daegu – Metro Gallery (10.14 ~ 10.19)
■ Gwangju – Metro Gallery (10.30 ~ 11.05)
■ Busan – Youngdusan Arts Gallery (11.13 ~ 11.18)
■ Daejeon- Galleria Department Store (11.21 ~ 11.26)
Rules
1) All copyrights of winning photos will belong to Korean Air.
2) Awards will be cancelled for any entry which is imitated, composed, counterfeited, retouched, or have been awarded at any other competition.
3) The winning entrants should submit the original film (for film photo) and the original downloaded file (for digital photo) within the requested time period.
4) All submitted entries will not be returned.
5) The supplementary prizes (tickets) are non-transferable except for direct family members.
※ The above timeline may change and for more information on the contest, visit to
photo.koreanair.com
Etc
Hosted by Korean Air
Sponsored by Hankook Ilbo
Organized by Korean Air and HSAd.
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