Blogs from South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 93

NAXOS I’ve put in the last view from the hotel in Kalambaka looking up from the hotel at Meteora and St Stephens in the afternoon light. The girls had been drinking and said they saw in the shadows of the stone forest an African elephant head looking down on the town. Athens: After getting our gear and returning to the Jason Inn, we went upstairs for drinks on the top deck which had a fantastic clear view of the Parthenon about 1 km away. Later that evening after we had dinner, Di returned when the lights were turned on and got a good shot of the floodlit Pathenon. Up at 5.00am and we waiting to get into the restaurant hopeful that we could get an early breakfast so we could get away by 6.10, but the ... read more

Turkey was such a relaxing stop for us. A real slow-down of the hectic pace we had been on since we hit the Middle East a few weeks back. After nearly 3 months of traveling we both had set our eyes on home, and looked forward to our last stop: The Greek Islands. We had originally planned to leave Greece on June 6th...but our plans changed just as we left Turkey. My brother Shaun (Jess' new brother-in-law) has ben holding down the fort with our business...but after some exciting developments over the past few week we got an urgent message from home: Help! So both of us looked at it as an opportunity to get home and finally get settled-in...and an excuse to plan a future trip back to the Greek Islands. So we changed our ... read more

We are still in Santorini but have moved to Kamari Beach. Our hotel is wonderful and seems very fancy when compared to some of our other places. We planned it this way and it has worked out well. The hotel has a swimming pool and the beach is 10 steps away. There is a great breakfast every morning. Jessica is in 7th heaven as they have yogurt, honey and fruit. Greek yogurt is very different but tasty. It is very quite here and we are just lazing around before we head home. We met some girls from Calgary and one turned out to have been Jessica's union rep from IGA. Yesterday we went to a Wine museum and tasting. Santorini is known for the wine that is produced here. The wine was not our style, but ... read more

Island hopping through the Greek islands, it's a dirty job but someone has to do it! We are struggling through this task with our first stop in Rhodes. It remains pretty much the same from visit to visit. This stop was most pleasant with lovely spring weather and reduced tourist crowds. The Old Town is charming and the New Town seems to be growing. We did all of the standard tourist stops to the Avenue of the Knights, the Palace of the Grand Master, the Square for the Jewish Martyrs, and the main Plaka. We ate lots of Greek Salads, Moussaka, and Gyros and loved every mouthful. One memorable sight, near the harbor, was the large dog riding on a motor bike with his owner along the main harbor drive. The dog didn't seem to have ... read more

Flying over Athens the city looked beautiful with red tile roofs and small cobble walkways. Upon closer inspection, the city is not quite as quaint. Bustling and congested it boasts the worst traffic in Europe. However the lack of charm is quickly made up for in the beauty of its people and the depth of its history. Athens is dripping in history. Some say Greece is the the lost Atlantis. Meeting up with my tour group has been amazing. Everyone is fun and up for a good time. There are about 30 of us total. Mostly from all over the united states, we also have some visitors from Canada and Australia. It has been wonderful to just sit back and not have to worry about transportation, how to see the sights, how to get to the ... read more