Side Notes Steve,
I always like the side notes as they can be as random as possible and right to the point. Here is a couple:
-no pictures of the nude beach!! a little surprised unless you were an active participant.
-You seem a little bored based upon your entry-maybe cut Greece short and visit Italy or somewhere else-just a thought.
-As always, good job on the pics-but still more locals needed in my opinion.
-Overall, sounds like Greek alcohol is just average, nothing to write home about.
As always, be safe and have a good time. Keep the blog coming, as the ladies at my work are now part of the journey
Travel Finds (and woes) It's sometimes frustrating and yet amazing what we find when we are in foreign lands. Paying for beach chairs, paying for grocery bags, paying for a salad that they plop down on your table---thinking it's part of the meal (and I mean, come on...who wouldn't assume it is to be eaten---that's how they get you...). I've gotten somewhat saavy to these things in Israel, but even the last time I got slammed with a large unexpected layout of cash. My daughter Shauna made an appt for my hair to get done at this really exclusive place that we'd been to before together---they do Do a spectacular job. Anyways, when she called and said what I wanted they quoted her a price of 175. So, I quickly did the math of each shekel being about 1/4 of a dollar and figured, ah...what the heck, about forty bucks to do my hair and then about a five buck tip. BUT, since it was Shauna calling, they quoted for her the price in dollars---and she was not aware of this fact. I paid by credit card, smiled and we left. Yet, my hair did look amazing, the best it ever has! I figured it was too late to freak out about, and learned a new lesson...always ask, shekels or dollars.
Sounds like you are doing well, albeit seeing many of the same types of sites yet in different locales. Have you thought about getting a Eurail pass to maybe visit other areas? I know that summer specials are pretty cheap, or at least they were a while back. Personally I tend to get bored and want to see as much as I can---and I dream for a day that I can finally find the time to backpack through Europe with my shoestring budget. Hope you are having fun, and glad you went for the waffles...I mean, as long as you were there, why not, right? Life's too short not to have waffles in Greece (or grease for that matter). I have also started my blog on this site, still in it's infancy stages as I have not yet made my trip. I am leaving next week and cannot wait to see my daughter. If you want to start seeing it after next Thursday (19th), my blog name is "wanderingjew", figures, right? Have fun, stay safe! ---Davida
Greece THose picturess are wicked pretty. I really wanna go To Greece. I love the city and I would like to just walk down the street! Hope your having a good time
Toilet Hey Stephen,
Loved the pictures, must save the picture of the toilet for me and if you can, get some others. One of the classes that i teach is public health and we talk about the role that the toilet has in spreading disease so i would love to show the class what the difference is from here and other countries. See you soon, have fun.
Aaron
People Pictures Steve,
Pictures are great but how about some pics of the local people!! Would be interesting to get of some sense of the greek people. Take care and be safe. See you soon
hello are people speaking Greek? Can you get by with the English? Friends of mine went to San Terenia (sp?) and loved it. Hope you get there.
Pictures look great.
Sunsets I love those sunsets!! They are very pretty. I would have to say myself that they would make good screensavers. I think the Ferry ride would have been fun. Hope you had a good time.
Pretty Columns Lots and lots of Columns!!! My fav. pic. would have to be of that bush thing (I guess thats what it was) that looks like a person walking. But all the pics. look great! Hope your having a good time
Toilets Hey Steve, you will have eventually figured this out, but........
I frequently would go into department stores feigning a purchase to use their bathrooms. This work is hotels also......especially if you are American or Canadian. They hotelk staff just assumes your a guest and will gladly let you use their services. Try it out.............
Jim
Guiness............ Wow, the pics of the brewery show that they obviously remodeled! Not like the basement pub -beer hall I remembered getting 86'd out of!
Hope your having fun - a bad day in Europe is better than a god day at work ( A bumper sticker idea perhaps?)
Jim
Cathing Up Hey Steve, enjoying your blog. Sorry I have not left many comments, as I have been BUSY. I am enjoying the memories of my travels through Europe via yours though.
Keep it coming.
Jim
solving the european economic crisis With Michelle and pay toilets our world economy would no longer be based on oil. we could switch to a tree/paper economy.
revolt about the bathrooms That is a crime that you have to pay to use the toilets, start a revolution!!
Pictures looks great. Amsterdam seems fun, did you smoke any hash?
WOW I just realized there was a seconed page!! That cupcake thing looks delicious!! Grandma says so also! I can't picture french fries with mayonnise! I love those mini cars. They are so adorable! Did you ride in one? That would be so much fun. Hope your having a wonderful time! Love you!!
Alex
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You were in the same place as Brad Pitt & George Clooney!...just not at the same time
Whoa I do recognize that place from Ocean's 12! Amazing.