http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Greece en-us Wed, 14 May 2008 02:04:01 BST Wed, 14 May 2008 02:04:01 BST 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-275891.html 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 letdown. Scoffolding is all over the buildings. The Greek government is repairing and replacing areas that have crumbled. We t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-275880.html After walking about a mile to get 2 capuccinos for breakfast I asked Poppy to call for the 4wheeler. About 10 minutes later I was getting the low down on 4wheelers then went back to pick up Manoli. We headed out about 930am... two old folks on a 4wheeler 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. W http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/South-Aegean/Santorini/blog-275818.html 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 l http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/South-Aegean/Santorini/blog-275699.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-275490.html 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 Ne http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-275486.html Hi allso 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 evenin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/South-Aegean/Naxos/blog-275361.html 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 behol http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-275282.html First full day in Greece and it was busy. We went to the Monastiraki Market where you can get anything from furniture to fruit. Too bad we couldn't bring back a couple of antique tables We did find a 'few' things to buy. We went to the poet sandal maker. He is famous for his greek sandals and had a story written about him in the Calgary Herald which he has posted in his window. The sto http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-275131.html Well it's our last day in Corfu and we are sad to leave... Bella Vista the place where we are staying was totally awesome. The people were so friendly and the beach was incredible not to mention the great tasting food We spent yesterday exploring the northern part of Corfu in a place called Sidari. It has a very special location called the Canal d'Amour which is a really cool rock formation http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/blog-275101.html We are back in Athens after 2 weeks. it feels like we've come home. the view of the Acropolis from the balcony still leaves us breathless. Last night we got in at 8 o'clock after the shortest flight in the world from Santorini. Honestly i've been speeding over speed bumps and stayed in the air longer. Our last day at Santorini was spent driving around catching up on places we hadn't seen. Basicall http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-275046.html Well we've arrived in Ios 3 days ago. We had the EARLIEST start in Crete but everything went smoothly and we landed in Ios at about 12.30. We were a bit worried about sorting out accomodation as we hadn't booked anywhere but we really didn't have a problem Within about 10 seconds of jumping off the boat we were surrounded by people showing us their rooms to hire. We got a really good deal with http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/South-Aegean/Ios/blog-275045.html Hello EveryoneWell me mom and my luggage all arrived in greece however we are still waiting on mom's bag. Hopefully they will deliver it tomorrow. Luckly mom put an outfit in my suitcase so she has something to wear tomorrow. The flights were all surprisingly good and we even got fed on a few legs. We have booked into our hotel and walked around the neighbourhood tonight. There are cars every http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-274815.html Hi alljust adding quick entry as havnt had the chance to for a few days. that is because the last two days have been a bit heavy nonestop travelling for 48 hours. the last time we added sumut was the morning when we left monopoli. from there we changed our plans deciding to get the ferry to patras from brindisi instead of bari as i was a bit cheaper. we arrived there at around 2pm and i just http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/South-Aegean/Naxos/blog-274780.html athens was really cool. mynokos and santorini were beautiful. we saw some amazing things all of which i'll talk about later but it's one of the saddest days of the semester right now. yesterday brad one of my roommates for the semester and one of the guys that i traveled with rolled his ATV. he didn't break any bones or anything but he has some serious road rash and just can't travel anymore. h http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/South-Aegean/Santorini/blog-274712.html We left Pensacola on time after a near catastrophe.. I left my backpack in the Jeep. After failing to contact Tanya to return Monica got her on her cell phone. She was already returning because she forgot to give us our anniversary card. The flight from Philadelphia was long 9 hours but smooth. We slept very little on the plane arriving in Athens at 9am Friday. Upon arrival we discovered that http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-274656.html Hello from Athens or as the Greeks like to say Giasas I arrived here a couple days ago and met up with one of my good friends Thea from Barca. We hit up one of the nearby islands for a day and then did a 7 hour walking tour of Athens today. We were exxxhausted but it was so great to see the acropolis and other greek and roman ruins. Tomorrow morning I leave for a week on the island of Santo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/blog-274549.html Apres 5 ans de vie de couple je croyais avoir vu toutes les facettes de Felix. Et bien non il en manquait une...jusqu la semaine dernire ou j'ai pu voir ce que peut d'entre vous ont deja vu son menton nu Et oui il a fait le grand saut durant notre dernire soire en Turquie. Nous avions entendu dire que le rasage turque tait clbre car toujours pratiqu de facon traditionnel chez le http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-274487.html Had the best fish meal on tour last night at the local harbour. followed by 263 steps back to the top. Good for the soul.today we had a fabulous day touring the volcano. we caught a boat at 10.25 and spent the day travelling between isldands. the highlight was the volcano which still smokes and is still warm to the touch. the volcano last erupted in 1950 and is constantoly monitored.ran into Casse http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/South-Aegean/Santorini/blog-274461.html Hi EveryoneIt's been a while we've been busy traveling to our next destination. Early the morning of the 7th we caught a train from Rome to Bari it took about 6 hours. The Italian countryside was absolutely beautiful lots of mountains and orchards. Oma would have loved all the colorful flowers we saw. After the train we caught a bus to the port in Bari so that we could catch our ferry. Along t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/blog-274453.html Just a quick note to let all know we made it to Athens. The Athens International HI hostel is pretty typical. More later this evening when we've seen something to write about http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-274410.html Irsquom back in Athens now so you will get 3 entries at once.Now when I last wrote we had arrived at the hotel at Delphi. Dinner was at a hotel down the road and once again consisted of meat and rice. Not exactly the best example of Greek cuisine. The next morning we boarded the bus and headed to the nearby ruins. In ancient days this was a very holy site. The biggest draw for the site is the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/blog-274259.html Monday and another early start. I was to be picked up 40 minutes later than Sunday but as I had to pack everything I was awake at the same time. This time however I had the breakfast room to myself and the tour company picked me up right on time. We continued on picking people up from various hotels and I was a little worried as some of them had no luggage at all. What are they going to do f http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/blog-274257.html On Sunday morning I woke early and headed down for breakfast at 6 orsquoclock. Expecting the breakfast room to be empty at that hour I was quite surprised to find a large group of French eating. Later on as I waited outside my hotel the same group came out to wait for something presumably a tour. They left and I waited for my ride. They were 20 minutes late so I had begun worrying whether I h http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-274256.html Santorini is what you see in pictures and soooo much moreComing in to the port on the seacat the first thing you notice are the cliffs with the white buildings clinging to the sides. The tourist info is really car hire and we hire a car as Oia is a bit of a drive from the port.Up the mountain road and through Fira the main city and suddenly we are looking down on a wide plain farmland a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/South-Aegean/Santorini/blog-274134.html We've finally made it out to Greece So happy that me and Sam actually managed to see a plan through We arrived at 5am on Sat morning with our first 'hiccup' waiting for us. We were meant to be going to Hersonissos in Crete for the first week but instead we found out that our apartments weren't actually going to be open for another 5 days in true Greek fashion So instead we were offloade http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/blog-273841.html Just a quick update.Knossos was disappointing. There are a number of 19 and early 20th century archaeologists whoi have a lot to answer for. Arthur Evans did Knossos and rebuilt stuff in the style he thought was most appropriate. As a result he restored areas as he felt they probably were 1600 BC. HahThis morning we came on a seacat to Santorini.Hired a car. drove around the island today i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/South-Aegean/Santorini/blog-273482.html Welll... we left Sevilla on Friday. It was sad to say goodbye to everyone Well not everyone because they are about 15 people in our program that are here in Greece also. So far Greece is amazing. We stayed our first night in the airport since our plane landed at about 3am. Then the next night we stayed in a hostel in Athens. Saturday during the day we did pretty much all of the touristy things http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-273418.html Well yesterday was a huge long day. The alarm went off at five I slept till half past but Kathleena had to get ready and stuff. So we headed out around quarter two six in order catch the six fifteen bus to the mouth of the Samaria Gorge near Omalos. We got to the bus station to find that our information was faulty. The first bus didn't leave until eight thirty. So we went back to our pension an http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Crete/Chania/blog-273384.html