Blogs from Attica, Greece, Europe - page 13

We met Makis when we arrived in Greece. He was our driver to the Grand Bretagne Hotel. Makis is a young Greek man that is studying accounting in college. We bonded. During our lively conversation in the knot of Athenian gridlock, we deduced that Makis’s father owned the car service and Makis drives in order to support his studies. We schemed a plan for Makis to drive us to his favorite spot in Greece the next evening. He dropped us at the hotel and with a charming grin and said, “see you tomorrow”. With our bags unloaded in the splendor of our room, we headed by yellow tax (not a plush as the black Mercedes of Makis) to the Acropolis Museum. Inside the museum, is a collection of artifacts excavated from the site of the Parthenon ... read more

Kalimera from Athens! For those that don’t know, my friend Angela invited me once again on a TAG-ALONG. Her annual conference is here this week and while she spends her days working out of an office at the Athens Hilton, I get to stay with her in her beautiful hotel room with Acropolis views, eat and drink in the Executive Lounge as much as I’d like, and do all the touristy things I can fit into 5 days. I know, I know! I’m NOT kidding you. Last year’s TAG-ALONG was Rome and I had a blast so I know I’m in for a treat. We arrived in Athens about 9:15AM and were met by the hotel driver, Dimitri. Transporter 2.0! We looked raggedy after the 9 1/2 hour flight but he was a sight for older, ... read more

After much research on where we might like to travel this year, we set our eyes toward Greece. Greece offers many reasons for which one should visit. We have tried to limit ourselves to the top six reasons. There is no particular order, but the following is a short list for which a traveler should choose Greece as their next destination. Our top reasons to vacation in Greece: 1. The Food. I like being fit but my favorite part of traveling is always trying new foods and pastries, and Greece is the best place to try new foods. Greece is great for meat eaters and vegans alike, as the local diets are abundant in fresh seafood, vegetables, grains, beans and legumes, and of course, meats (mostly lamb, goat, or pork). While you’re there, you can’t miss ... read more

5 August 2017 Our cruise ended this morning in Athens, we had enjoyed sailing on the Riveria and visiting all the fabulous ports. Glenn and Josie were flying in from London to join us for the next week and we were excited as had been looking forward to spending time with them. Our first two-night stay was at the Electra Palace Hotel which has a wonderful roof top pool with a view to the Acropolis, very inviting as the temperature was in the high thirties. Due to a delayed flight Glenn and Josie did not arrive until 11pm, it was not a problem to find somewhere to have a late supper as the Athenians seemed to eat out very late at night. We all enjoyed sitting at a traditional local tavern on the roof top terrace ... read more

A 10-year-old who likes ruins - who would have thought that? Emma has two nieces, Jonna and Julia. When the girls turned five the birthday gift from Ake, Emma and Emma's sister Anna was a trip to Paris and Disneyland. We have written about those trips previously on Travelblog. To read about those trips, click here => for Jonna's trip and here => for Julia's trip. When Jonna turned 10 the three of us once again took Jonna for a trip abroad. That time we went to London and Brighton. Now Julia has turned 10 and it was her turn to go abroad with aunt×2 + uncle. Julia is less interested in shopping than her older sister and more interested... read more