DaveandIssy's Guestbook

Gavin and co.
I'd forgotten how much your blogs make me laugh Dave! The 'patchy hot' sounds like a load of crock to me... plus patchy 'hot spots' in pools are ordinarily not something anyone wants to admit to :)

Home time...
Oh wow, what an absolutely amazing trip you and Issy have had. It's no mean feat in these newly post-covid times. What an adorable pup-in-training moment you witnessed. I wonder if it'll go the way of the 'failed' guide dogs we see for adoption every so often? I'm very fond of our biosecurity beagles at Hobart Airport :)

Greek Jesus
This guy caught my eye, but he was rather 'popular' and I couldn't get a photo of him... I should have circled back when the groups left! Also love your photos of the Stoa of Attalos - it ended up being one of my favourite spaces in Athens :)

I thought your title was referring to Kinky Boots the musical!
I wonder if the Hyatt moved into that location before or after the XXX venues decided it was their district…I’m guessing after. Which makes it a very very odd choice! Ah you saw the changing of the guard in beautiful golden evening light :)

People stories
I really love your theories about fellow diners! I would have been intrigued by the thick Dutch accent too - my theory would be that people who do student exchange programs sometimes call their program placement hosts Mum and Dad; so, she may have been an exchange student in NY when younger and has now moved to the US to live with them. We make up stories about people all the time too but don't record it very often... probably should start. I know others do it too because every now and again a brave soul will approach us and try to subtly figure out where we're from (mixed race couples are still a novelty in some parts of the world) :)

Mediterranean sunsets
I need to do some research on why the sunsets in the Mediterranean are so much more seductive that in other parts of the world... or are they all the same, and it's my rose-tinted holiday eyes that are different? :)

Love the photos
I think I may have already told you that Naxos looked very inviting when we passed it on the ferry ride from Syros going south. It's so fabulous that you had the time to get to know it quite well.

Like Mykonos...
Some of your photos look so much like Hora in Mykonos, but without the hordes. The stories about DK Oyster Bar kept coming up on my news feed before we travelled, so we were extra careful about drinks menus when there. Absolutely shonky, but like you said, it's clearly a system that works for them, so they don't appear to care.

Eeekkk!
I'm very glad you noticed they weren't clothes lines! I've loved reading your Malta blogs - it certainly is a beautiful country, even if somewhat lacking in wildlife :)

Greece
When you said, 'spend the night in the airport', I thought you meant it literally! I was relieved to read of the airport hotel room :)

What a coincidence!
I'm very impressed that a never-met cousin saw Isabelle and recognised her from Facebook! That's so awesome :)