Blogs from South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 10

Altstadt Rhodos. Sehr hübsche Winkel, sobald man die Touristenströme hinter sich lässt. Das ist ganz einfach, man muss nur rechts oder links abbiegen und dann ist man allein. Was es dort an Läden und Tavernen gibt, ist noch geschlossen. Nur Katzen sind unterwegs zum Mülltonnensammelplatz. Die Touristen sind unglaublich gekleidet, zu eng, zu kurz, zu wenig, zu schaurige Farben. Auch in der Stadt und im Hotel. Meistens ist es besser, nicht so viel Rohware zu zeigen. Palast des Großmeisters. Kreuzfahrtschiff im Hafen, es überragt den höchsten Punkt der Stadt. Ist das rote Ding außen dran ein Restaurant in einem Lift? Am Abend war Kinderdisco im Hotel. Laute Musik, die dazu aufforderte, die Arme auszustrecken, mit dem Kopf zu wackeln oder zu hüpfen. Die anwesenden Erwachsenen machten das brav. Die Kinder waren entweder auf dem Arm der ... read more

23 Nisan Cumartesi Bugün bayramlar çakışması var ..evvela bizim 23 nisan çocuk bayramı sonra da Hristiyan dünyasının Easter ‘ ı var ..Hani boyalı yumurtaların çakıştırıldığı bir bayram … Kos milleti azmış …olur olmaz saatlerde ve yerlerde bomba süsü veren maytaplar patlatıyorlar... turistler bu ortama alışık değil ama bizim gibi terör tanışıklığı ve antremanı olanlara bunlar bir şey yazmıyor … Sabah saati kapanmadan kahvaltıya yetiştik…Biraz sonra bizim biraderi otelin önünden geçerken arakladım ..Biraz oturup hasret giderdik ..Kendisi Kos tariki ile Pire ye geçecek ama bilet için şirkete vardığında bugün gemi olmadığının acı haberini aldı …Alternatif olarak uçmak var …acilen bilet ayarlandı ve uçağın gemiden daha ucuz olduğu saptandı ..tek sorun hava alanına ulaşmak …Onu da halka kolaylık olsun diye anasının nikahına inşa etmişler …Seviyorum bu Dünyayı b... read more

I finally figured out how to get to Santorini: ferry early morning to Naxos then high speed ferry. So I scheduled my friendly taxi driver at 5 am, got up, dressed, grabbed my backpack and left my humble cave. Soon after my start down the stone stairs, I full on fell forward, with no way to stop due to being loaded down. Hard on my knee, twisted my ankle and scraped my elbow. Great start. A woman walked by about 40 seconds later and asked if I needed help with my bags.... I just hung my said and said no thanks. Ferry to Naxos The ferry departed at 7 am and it was pretty easy. I booked business class which was a minimal increase, and was able to pass out the two hours in the lounge ... read more

So, after spending nearly three weeks in Greece, I tried many wines. And I visited several wineries in Santorini, known for their famous Assyrtiko wines. BTW, it is pronounced "us-EAT-teeko" and has a definite "volcanic" taste, in other words, a quite pronounced minerality, for lack of a better term. Karen at Winespeed is spot on about this wine: Assyrtiko, the white wine that brought world attention to the stunningly beautiful volcanic island of Santorini, is made in several styles today. But my favorite has always been the original style—fresh, pure, bone-dry, and made without the merest trace of oak. Santo Wine’s Assyrtiko—from 60- to 80-year-old vines —is exactly that, a wine that captures the lemons-and-salt-air crispness that Assyrtiko is known for. Sparks of minerals and acidity light up the wine, making it extra delicious with seafood. ... read more

And now we come to Paros. Paros is one of the more popular islands and it was nice. Why just nice? Because the three days we spent there was in a heatwave -- they said that the weather hadn't been so hot on the islands for 5 years. As a result we stayed mostly around the main port city of Parikia at our extremely comfortable airbnb. The sky was a hazy grey color most of the time and because of the clouds on the horizon we didn't get to experience any of those famous Paros sunsets. There is not much to do on Paros. There is of course, the very popular village of Naoussa. We spent a morning wandering around the streets and the Venetian fort guarding the town. In normal weather we would have come ... read more