Blogs from South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 85

Robyn and I slept in and then got on the internet at the first internet cafe we have seen where you can bring your laptop and go on for unlimited amounts of time. A nice discovery. In the afternoon we walked over to the "Blue Beach" and got an umbrella and a few rays, plus a Mediterranean dip. In the afternoon we walked around the abandoned town and then finally stopped for a drink to watch the sunset.... read more

The name Syros emanates rather from or that it meant “rocky” in ancient . The hostage reports him in the “Odyssey” as . The archaeological discoveries that came in the light in the dues of passed century in , in North-easternly the island, are dated from the 2.800 B.C., the ' period of of culture. The discoveries are graves, figurines, vessels and utensiles that now are found shared in the National Archaeological MuseumIn Syros been born the archaic philosopher, natural and astronomer , in the means of 6th century B.C. that period, existed two cities in Syros. In current and more specifically in the region Small pine tree- and the other in . Later, 5th with 4th century B.C., Syros is member of Athenian alliance, while after a period of agitations at 3rd century B.C., the ... read more

Thursday Sept 11, 2008 After anxiously awaiting the end of classes all day, finally finished up at 2:30pm. Came home, my bath tub laundry was dry! Success! Brought it all inside, did some homework, took a quick shower and packed for the weekend. Left the apartment as soon as Leslie was done class, about 6pm, for our 8pm ferry. For some strange reason, I didn’t notice until we got on the boat that my watch was 40 minutes fast, so the whole way to Piraeus (the port) I was practically running, wondering why my room mates weren’t the slightest bit worried that we were cutting it pretty close lol. We spent the night on the boat, watching strange Greek soap operas - one had a man w/ a shirt asking “Got Meth?”…interesting… - met some cute ... read more

Today we slept in and after buying Robyn some Greek sandles took a bus to Ornos beach. We had intended on going to Elia Beach, but we missed the 2PM bus and the next bus there wasn't until 4PM, so Ornos it was. We were plesently surprised with the beach. The sand is nothing like the beaches in Hawaii, not quite fine enough, but it was excellently equipt with sunbathing beds and wooden umbrella shade.... read more

We got up around 10AM and made the last boat over to nearby Delos. This island is famous for being the remains of the once Sacred Greek town which was unspoiled by the Romans as they abandoned the island. Walking around it reminded me of a Greek version of Pompeii. Beautiful mosaics preserved of Dyonises and another of Dolphins. We summated Mt. Kynthos for sweeping views out onto the sea and nearby islands. We made our way to the museum and saw the famous Delos lions and on our way to the return ship we saw the replicas that show where they originally stood. All in all, a very worthwhile little half-day trip. Not only that, we got into the site for free because we're students of the EU, I do a wonderful British accent.... read more