By Don Quilici

  • An interesting display in the Greek ruins of the Valley of the Temples at Agrigento, Italy.  Photo by Don Quilici
  • A different view of the Coliseum in Rome as seen from an outdoor café across the street. Photo by Elaine Quilici
  • This is one hotel room key that will not be forgotten in someone’s pant’s pocket or purse.  Photo by Don Quilici
  • A whale bone looking structure across one of the many canals in the City of Venice.  Photo by Don Quilici
  • Don Quilici of Carson City stands next to a 3-wheel pickup in Bellagio, on the shore of Lake Como. Photo by Elaine Quilici
  • A small portion of a large, old cemetery in Ponte Buggianese. Photo by Don Quilici
  • A typical, outdoor café on a busy street in downtown Rome. Photo by Elaine Quilici
  • A water fountain at a plaza in Rome. Photo by Don Quilici

This is the third in a series of photos of oddities that were seen on a six week vacation trip to Italy in September and October, 2011.
That trip was taken by Bob and Lorraine Scholes of Dayton and Don and Elaine Quilici of Carson City, as they traveled the length and width of Italy, plus being on the Island of Sicily and in Switzerland.

— Writer Don Quilici is the Outdoor editor for Carson Now. He can be reached at donquilici@hotmail.com.