So it has been a whole week since my last entry! I have actually been unable to reach a computer in that time, and Samaria Gorge seems like a long while ago. When I last wrote, we were just leaving Chania, to go to Kissamos Kastelli, a town on the west coast from which we could reach a few good beaches. Right after I wrote that entry we went to the tourist office and found out that those beaches are all inaccessible at this time of year. SO, we decided to go to Elafonisi instead. Elafonisi is a wonderful spot on [View Full Entry]

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Hello from santorini. Just nipped in to an internet cafe while we wait for the bus to go to the northern coast of the island, to watch the famous sunsets there in Ia. So. to update u with what we have been getting up to since the last time we wrote. We spent our last day in naxos just chilling out after our exciting day of exploration on sunday, and so after a decent breakfast of omlette with eric and julia, the 4 of us headed down to the beach and took it easy with some beers and a rematch of [View Full Entry]

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Woke up pretty much on time and headed for the port. Arriving early, we had capuccinos at a cafe across from the port and decided to buy lunch there too. A couple of "pies" (greek sandwiches) at 1.70 and 1.90 each. We'd been told food was expensive on the ferry, but it turned out we could have bought the same sort of food onboard for just a bit more, and they would have been still warm. Oh well, live and learn. We boarded the ferry, along with several hundred other travelers, and cast off. The trip was not that bad, but [View Full Entry]

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After walking about a mile to get 2 capuccinos for breakfast, I asked Poppy to call for the 4-wheeler. About 10 minutes later, I was getting the low down on 4-wheelers, then went back to pick up Manoli. We headed out about 9:30am... two old folks on a 4-wheeler! Along the way, we stopped at the Santos Winery just outside Pyrgos and took the tour. Very interesting and only 3 Euros for both of us. We also sampled some Vinsantos, their best wine. Yum! I actually liked it and usually dislike wine. We arrived at Pyrgos and against my better judgement, [View Full Entry]

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On Monday, we went to the Acropolis. This area is composed of many different ruins such as the Parthenon and the Theatre of Epidavros. You can see shows in this theatre but we were too early in the season. All of the ruins are being rebuilt which is kind of a let-down. Scoffolding is all over the buildings. The Greek government is repairing and replacing areas that have crumbled. We then travelled back down the hill which took us back to the flea market. We had lunch at an outside taverna (cucumber/tomatoe salad and toasted ham and cheese sandwiches (a staple [View Full Entry]

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We started the day out by having a roaming breakfast. We went to the Coffee Right to get a cup of coffee, kind of like Tim Horton's. The cheapest place to get coffee. Filtered coffee is1.60E for a small cup. We then went to this great bakery around our hotel and had a muffin (I don't know what kind). We also stopped at the grocery store and got 2 bananas. There are so many bakeries here it is amazing. One or two on every street. The National Historical Museum was next on the list. It was interesting but there are only [View Full Entry]

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After a long restless night, we went downstairs to wait for our walking tour. At 9am, the lady told us the guide had called and wasn't coming, so she refunded our money, gave us a map, and some information to take the tour ourselves. So, off we went to see the Acropolis. We decided to check out Hadrian's Library and buy a combo ticket for 6 Euros to see the Acropolis and other sights. Lo and behold, everything was free on Saturdays! After seeing the library and the Roman Agora, we headed up the hill to the Acropolis. We'd met very [View Full Entry]

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Hi all, so the big day has arrived, i have found a very nice sports bar, which apparantly is also the popular bar for ladies of the night to ply their trade, but most importantly, is showing the leeds match tonight!! im buzzing, im currently teaching "marching on together" to our canadian pals, so there'l be a good crowd in tonight! so, to update u with the events of the last few days. On the evening of our first full day here, we went for a wander round the old town, which, sadly, had an old market bit, full of little [View Full Entry]

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My trip to Athens began on Saturday May 10th, Stephanie and I left Indy to go to Philly to connect our flight to Athens. Security wasn't a problem and we got right through with no problems!!! The problem however, was that there was a greek family on our flight who had young children who were screaming before we even got on the plane! When we got on, we were sitting in the seat in front of them! Needless to say, I was glad it was only to Philly and not to Athens!!! Upon arriving to Athens, we found ourselves confused on [View Full Entry]

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Well, the between the plane ride, the time change, and figuring out the metro I was a bit exhausted after arriving! After we figured out the metro it became a bit easier. The hotel is nice, despite the area it is in! Twice I have had the most amazing chocolate cake! Luckily we met some people from Austin, Texas after getting off of the metro, we were very confused and turned around. They got us to our hotel after lugging our suitcases down the wonderful streets. We then visited the coast and saw the big ships that are used to take [View Full Entry]

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