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Why I Love Athens Part III

posted on : April 26, 2018 posted by : admin 0 Comment

“I want to see the Parthenon by moonlight.’ I had my way. They floodlight it now, to great advantage I am told, but it was not so then, and since it was late in the year there were few tourists. My companions were all intelligent men, including my own…

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Why I Love Athens Part II

posted on : April 26, 2018 1 Comment

In Crete and Athens I noticed dogs and cats lounging around in the grass soaking up sunshine.  While sitting on a terrace they will pass by with maybe a glance in your direction never in a hurry to get anywhere. The dogs and cats didn’t seem to belong…

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Athens,Greece,Travel

Why I Love Athens Part 1

posted on : April 26, 2018 0 Comment

  Athens has an allure all its own. And its not just archaeology and history.  The ancient capital feels vibrant and alive.  With equal measures of grunge and grace, it is a heady mix of edginess and antiquity.     The city may be known for the Acropolis, but driving…

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Greece,Meteora,Travel

Meteora Monasteries Defy Logic and Inspire Awe

posted on : April 14, 2018 0 Comment

Meteora was virtually unknown until 1981 when 007, as in Bond, James Bond, is left hanging from a rope off a cliff.  Bond has to climb up the face while the bad guy chips away at  anchors in the rock.  Who survives?  The bad guy or 007? In the climactic…

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Otherworldly Atmosphere of Meteora

posted on : April 14, 2018 3 Comments

“It’s got this otherworldly vibe about it, it had this really great energy, and I wanted to have a record that lived up to that energy.” – Chester Bennington on why he named Linkin Park’s second studio album after this unique rock formation in Greece. The name Meteora stems…

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Traveling to Meteora on the Train

posted on : April 13, 2018 0 Comment

We were warned about visiting Greece during the Greek Orthodox Easter (the week following the Christian Easter), but traveling the Friday before the Christian Easter proved interesting.  Turns out the Christian is big for traveling too. The trip to the Meteora monasteries was the first arranged tour we booked while…

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The Perfect Airbnb in Athens

posted on : April 11, 2018 1 Comment

Imagine lying in bed at night with a view of the Acropolis.  Imagine being in the center of Athens being able to walk to all the museums and ruins.  Imagine being close to shopping.  Imagine having bars and coffee houses only a step out the front door.  Imagine the perfect…

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Crete,Greece,Travel

Crete is on My Mind

posted on : April 11, 2018 2 Comments

Yesterday I talked with Linda another friend from high school about a return trip to Crete with her.  Guess we better get on Kat and Hal’s schedule! *Kat’s picture of the rainbow two days before we arrived in a flurry of sand from Africa. Good friends…

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The Mystery of Crete Runs Deep

posted on : April 10, 2018 2 Comments

“The mystery of Crete runs deep. Whoever sets foot on this island senses a mysterious force coursing warmly and beneficently through their veins, sensing their soul beginning to grow” wrote Nikos Kazantzakis, Crete’s most celebrated author.   We arrived in Crete by plane from Venice and I…

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Hospitality Abounds on the Island of Crete

posted on : April 4, 2018 2 Comments

It’s been almost half a century since I graduated from high school (Why does that sound so much longer than 50 years?) and when I get together with high school friends it still seems like we have the same camaraderie as we did at our high school in…

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