http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Pelopennese/Xiropigado/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Greece , Pelopennese , Xiropigado en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:57:34 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:57:34 UTC We decided take a road trip to the Peloponnese. This was the area where the forest fires during the summer of 2007 a lot of the mountains were incinerated instead of the lush green olive trees what remains of the trunks. I realiszed that driving in the country side of Greece is pretty scary. The roads wind around the mountains with no barriers stopping cars or people from going over the cliffs http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Pelopennese/Xiropigado/blog-260990.html Rachelrsquos first full day in Greece began with a bit of excitement. A large Greek bug decided to join her in the bathroom. Since Rachel absolutely loves American bugs Greek bugs were extra fun. Especially since she was not wearing contacts and it moved fast and was bigger than a quarter. Luckily Rachel escaped safely. The bug unfortunately didnrsquot. One of our favorite things to do i http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Pelopennese/Xiropigado/blog-175387.html