Took a break from researching and writing and took a couple weeks off in September to travel around southern Italy (Venice, Bari, Crotone, Naples, and Rome) and Messina, Sicily. Photos are of:

Canals and Rialto Bridge in Venice.

Church of Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) in Bari.

Statue of Caesar and Fresco from Herculaneum in Naples.

Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum in Rome.

Statue of Poseidon in Messina, Sicily.