http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Greece , Central Greece en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:05:33 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:05:33 BST Tour busses of the size found here in Greeceare NOT meant to wend through ancient streets meant forhorse and carriages and Peugeotsso we rented a car a Peugeotand made our way from from the Athens airportfirst taking a bus from Napflio then a taxi to the airportand went to Delphiwhich was not an easy day trip away from Kalampakaas our travel agent had insistedWindy windy roadsas in twisty t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-291323.html This entry will be condensed because we have to get on our mopeds for dinner. Today we toured famous monestaries in the mountains. What else would a nice Jewish family do on a Bat Mitzvah trip. Enjoy. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-288916.html With the weather in northern Greece not so good today better tomorrow and for the next 5 days we decided to stay in Delphi and do some walking. Perched on top of a mountain overlooking Delphi was what seemed to b a viewing hut. It seemed a good idea and there was a clearly marked trail. It took 3 hours to do the climb mostly a relatively easy walk and a bit less than 2 hours to get back d http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-287627.html The ride to DelphiGone are European highways instead what counts in Greece as main roads. Bends hairpins pot holes and vehicles going too fast oh and as the afternoon went on an increasingly strong gusting wind. So we drifted along at a leisurely pace taking in the amazing scenery and enjoying the ride as much as possible which was fun after getting out of Patras. The bridge crossing from http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-287270.html Well I have to say that despite the previous day's pessimism regarding certain ruins I have become a changed man. The ruins were quite impressive and in remarkably good shape. But before Jan gets ahead of himself I am going to steal the keyboard to tell you guys about the site itself. Delphi is an UNESCO site. It is home to the temple of Apollo and the sanctuary of Athena. There is also a th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-284709.html Well I have to say that despite the previous day's pessimism regarding certain ruins I have become a changed man. The ruins were quite impressive and in remarkably good shape. But before Jan gets ahead of himself I am going to steal the keyboard to tell you guys about the site itself. Delphi is an UNESCO site. It is home to the temple of Apollo and the sanctuary of Athena. There is also a th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-284708.html Last night we got two new roommates a dad and his daughter were hostelling from Greece to Italy and finally to Slovenia. At first it was nice to room with them because the dad had paid for air conditioning for the room it was heavenly They were in bed early and both had some sort of problem during the night. The dad was a cronic snorer and the daughter had a crying fit sometime in the ni http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-284399.html The natural beauty of the Sanctuary of Apollo is obvious and the location provides a commanding view of the surrounding area. I imagine one of the reasons I like modern Delphi so much is because of its rugged mountainous situation much like home. In fact the view from a distance is remarkably like home it is only on approaching more closely or when viewing the buildings that one realizes one http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-283785.html Once again it was difficult to travel back in time to appreciate the site with so many people around both us and the other tourists. My anticipation was that it would still feel like a holy site but reality was more like a circus with thousands of tourists yacking and walking around with guides speaking in many languages from every 'corner' of the Sanctuary. It is unfortunate that they can't pr http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-281522.html The time had come for us to start making our way up to other parts of Greece. The only difficulty was deciding where next because there were so many great destinations. After lots of thought we set off on Apr. 7th for Delphi a small majestic town of 1500 people where Alexander the Great once sought advice at the Oracle. We left Athens in the early afternoon to try and catch a local bus to the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-265930.html Well I would have to say that today was one of the best days yet This morning we went to all the ancient sites in Delphi... And there are a lot considering it is a very small town. There are two different sites for the ruins... Both different parts of the ancient city. The pictures that I will put up soon will show and explain these sites better. But they included the site of the Delphi oracle t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-248982.html Monday was our last day in Athens. We went to a couple Greek Orthodox churches. The first one that we went to was amazing. Everything was so intricate. There were so many icons just like all the other Orthodox churches we have went to and after today we have been to a lot. So these ones in Athens werenrsquot nearly as gorgeous as the ones in Meteora. But anyways then we went to another churc http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-248677.html YasaBack in the land of the almighty euro. A bank in town showed the euro at 1.47 to one US dollar. Go Bush You are successfully sinking the US dollarOn a brighter note I got to see one of my top ten 'places I have to visit before I die'Meteora. And it was everything I thought it would be and more. I wish I could go back for another visit before leaving for Rome.The best way to see Mete http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-219038.html We really enjoyed our time going for coffee each day going out for walks each day to see all the people enjoying food coffee and drink. You never get tired of this routine. Eat a little walk a little sometimes if you can find a space to sit but you always do and you are absolutely amazed where all the people came from and how busy it is on the small islands and in the small villages. I ab http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Styra/blog-214535.html Tim and I have been the last three days in Delphi. What a spectacular place this is. Yesterday we hiked up the mountain in search of 'Pan's grotto'. It was a really good hike up and back again taking up most of the day. The trail going up the mountain was the same one that has been hiked for thousands of years it's also a part of the trans European ramblers trail. As we hiked we imagined http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-202049.html Kedves mindenkiAz elso tanfolyam lezajlott a Freakek kiralyaval laurinoval Pentektol maig azaz szerdaig szakadatlanul ment a thai masszazs oldalso poziciojanak alapozo szintu tanulasa es gyakorlasa. Akinek nem tiszta hogy mit jelent a freak kifejezes annak nemi eligazitassal tartozom leven hogy nem eloszor merul fel pl. kedvenc kutyankat a nala nagyobb kutyakat megugato majd a kertet i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Euboea/blog-197226.html t is Sunday night and We have returned to Athens from the island of Evia village of Styra. A 45 minute ferry ride and a 45 minute drive to the house in Pallini Athens. Can you believe it a traffic jam at midnight Sunday with a temperature of 30 degrees. Not sure of this weeks plans yet but making good use of every moment of my time away. Now I will back track to some of the activities of http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Euboea/blog-197123.html On Monday August 26 Arlene Myrna and I arrived back in Athens on the Blue Star ferry from the island of Rhodes. What a wonderful 2 week trip to Kos and Rhodes. But first I only want to mention the terrible wild forest fires that have occurred over the last 5 days in Greece. Although there were absolutely so many fires I will make mention of a few places and make general comments only as I http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Euboea/blog-196748.html Kedves olvasoimnyilvan sokak kozuletek erdeklodnek hogy mi tortenik itt a tuzvesz vajon mi Na egy par info a helyszinrol1 okok a helyiek 3 okot emlegetnek a 40 fok es eso nelkuli szaraz ido heteken atb Valasztasok 1 het mulva az ellenzek igy akarja lejaratni a kormanyt es dillettantizmusat kepbennemleveset vegervenyesen bemutatni a nepnekc telelkspekulansok akiknek nagy birtokai http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Euboea/blog-196443.html Augusztus 1923 2007Vasarnapra elment mind a 20 diak aki az elozo tanfolyamon reszt vett elkoszontunk szepen lassan az asszisztensektol is es csak a wooferek Laurino Takys es en maradtunk. A wooferek kozul a 2 szakacsot meg kemenyebb immar egy hetes lebojtre fogta Takys a hangjukat sem halani azota morzsakon es maradekokon elunk Nincs tobb koles suti spenotos gazpaccio tonkolyteszta f http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Euboea/blog-195716.html Kedves Mindenki Pentekkel egyutt a hetveget a napsugar Hazban toltottem ingazva a jurtam a kerti fugefa a tengerpart es a meditacios terem kozott. Igy hat osszevonom a 3 napos hosszu hetveget es megragadom az alkalmat hogy egy picit bemutassam a kulonos dolgokat melyeket itt lattam.A haz hatalmas kerttel gyonyoru palmafakkal szolossel es jogazasra ejtozesre alkalmas fuvel van korbetel http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Euboea/blog-194717.html Again we stayed all weekend in Nea Styra. We went for a drive through the forest where the fire was. So much was burned. Then we drove to a beautiful beach across the island in the narrow part of it. There were some caves in Nephew Alex and Nick went for a swim in the cave. I did swim in the entry but turned around. The color of the water and the scenery was absolutely fantastic. We swam f http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Euboea/blog-191696.html Here we are again on another ferry boat 45 min drive from Athens and then 45 minutes on the ferry again full of people going to the big island of Evia. We left the vehicle behind parked somewhere along the driveway. Staying at Papou and Yaya's house an apartment on the hill over a store a block from the sea with a beautiful balcony looking out to the sea through the houses. How nice with a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Styra/blog-188662.html DelphinbspEurope raquonbspGreece raquonbspDelphi By Sam ScottApril 28th 2007Samantha Scott Gillettphotos first..... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-183724.html Thiva to DelphiDelphi For economyrsquos sake and just because it makes more sense Irsquove combined my experiences from four days here starting the day after my first trip to Orchomenos. The next morning the 6th I got up early in the morning and went over and over the information I had on the palace of Orchomenos. There is in fact evidence of a palace near the grounds of the present Byzan http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-180463.html Thebes to Orchomenos 705 Been having trouble getting wireless access last few days. Anyway here's my report on Orchomenos. Today 75 I set out for Orchomenos to see what I could find there. The town didnrsquot disappoint. I took the bus first to Livadia which was an experience in and of itself and then to Orchomenos. I didnrsquot have to go far from the bus stop before I happened upon the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Orchomenos/blog-178773.html Gia sas everyone Found out today that the museum in Thebes is closed for renovation which of course was not mentioned on the website when I looked before I came. Thatrsquos a major bummer because I was depending on my visit there to get an idea of the artifacts which are common to Viotia and Chania. Irsquom hoping I can find a catalog for the museum at least in a local bookshop. So rather http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Gla/blog-177401.html Athens to Thebes THIVA 127am local time I arrived in Athens last night and met Prorsquos sister Denise. Shersquos really a lovely girl and so sweet and helpful. I brought her a tshirt that says ldquoNew Yorkrdquo on it just as a token. I know a tshirt sounds incredibly lame but what do you get for someone yoursquove never met before whose home yoursquore going to be staying in http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Thebes/blog-176935.html On my second day in Athens I got up early to take the threehour bus to Delphi with Charly and Prem. Those two didn't get along so well which I mostly just found amusing but we all had a great time anyways. It was phenomenal to see the ancient Greek centre of the universe and I realized that I find sculpture so much more beautiful and inspiring when it's in the place it was originally desig http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Delphi/blog-169210.html Next week I will be going to Skyros. it's the biggest and most beautiful in the Sporades Skiathos Skopelos Allonissos. The town of Skyros is built under a castle on a hill very picturesque. It isn't a very touristic place. No big resorts and organized beaches. Perfect for relaxing and enjoying fresh fish and crystal clear sea. Even in the middle of summer when every island is packed you can http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Greece/Skyros/blog-162720.html