Blogs from Pelopennese, Greece, Europe - page 23

And so to Athina...Finally out of the airport and on our journey in our rental VW gripping on to seat as Rob drove on left side of car and on the wrong side of the road!!! Motorists here are crazy, with no obeying of the road rules or speeds, it is free for all, so i hang on for dear life as we enter Athena, an old tired city expanding for miles beneath the majestic Acropolis on the mount. Roaming the corridors of the city, up and down laneways, paved with a variety of tavernas, mixing modern with the old traditional, it isn't hard to find a cold Mythos (greek beer) and greek delicacies.. rob hanging out for a traditional souvlaki like back in melbourne! only they serve them here with bread and chips... as we ... read more

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. Other than the ticket we got in Sparta, the trip was uneventful. Roads outside the main metropolitain areas usually accommodate one car, Christina overtook a truck that was going slowly and crossed a double line. Other cars did the same, but we were the lucky ones who got caught. Our first stop was Monevasia. It was not really on our way, but it was ... read more

I was privileged to enjoy Christmas with in great company (Diana and her Greek-Australian friend Nancy) in a coastal town on the Peloponnesian Peninsula in Greece. As well as hosting a fine feast for Christmas Day, Nancy managed to show us remarkable amount of Peloponnesia including the ruin of ancient Mycenae, sites associated with Hercules, an ancestral village or hers in the hills and Nafplio on the South side, dominated by the Venetian Palamidi Fortress. We then returned to Athens where Di and I threw ourselves with gusto into seeing archaeological sites and museums while Nancy returned to work. It was very moving to see the Parthenon, and the many other signs of history that litter the landscape in this remarkable city. Finally, I clambered back aboard my BA flight to Heathrow, only to catch another ... read more

Hello ladies and gents! I am in Greece. I arrive in Athens rather late Tuesday night because I missed my connecting flight in Brussels and had to wait 5 hours for the next flight. So far I've only spent one day in Athens and will tell you more about it on a later entry. For the past 2 days I've been in Napflion,only 80 miles from Athens but itseems a world away. Located in the Peloponnesian peninsula and spared from the recent fires, this small town is very popular with Greeks as a cheap and convenient alternative to the islands. While there are no great sandy beaches, it is rich in history and postcard pretty. It was chosen as the first capital of modern Greece in the 1830s and it is 30 minutes from the ancient ... read more

MIKENAS Mycenae pictures. We are on Naxos and it is fantastic! Everything you wish a Greek island would be. ... read more