Blogs from Thessaly, Greece, Europe - page 3

ABBA, turquoise water, picturesque towns and an insane airport In June we went on a for us slightly unusual kind of trip - a package tour. Ake's mother turns 70 this year and she wanted to celebrate this by going abroad with the entire family for a week. The easiest way to arrange a trip for 8 people was to arrange everything in advance through a tour operator. This made even more sense since the plan was to stay in one hotel the entire week and make excursions and day trips from there. After some deliberation we decided on going to the island Skiathos in Greece. Skiathos has been a tour destination for a long time. No surprise there since picture perfect villages, warm reliable weather and turquoise water tend to draw tourists. In resent years ... read more

First, an apology for all the upside down and sideways pictures. I haven't figured out why they are loading that way but suggestions have been made that it is possibly because I am uploading directly from my iPhone. Thanks Apple. I will try to straighten things out when I get home. As I told you the wifi on the ship was very poor so I basically stopped trying to write. It took forever to send anything and it was a mess. Now we are touring through the mountains of Greece and I really don't have the time or energy to do justice to the beautiful places I have seen. Hopefully, I'll get to them after I get home. The good news is that we weathered the storm which, according to the Capt., was the windiest he ... read more

This is the view from my room on the second floor, no 13, perhaps not so unlucky in Greece! There was loud thunder and some rain overnight, but this cleared to leave a cloudless blue sky. We've spent the day round the pool, reading and chatting with the occasional dip. Although the very pleasant and helpful receptionists tell us the hotel is full, a lot of people must have gone to the beach or on trips as it wasn't crowded round the pool today. We're getting ready to walk the 10 mins round the bay to the harbour front where all the shops and restaurants are. Don't forget we're 2 hours ahead. Have a good evening.... read more

October 17, 2013 After long debates as to where we should go and what we should see when we got to Greece, we ultimately went with recommendations from a couple of friends that used to live there and added Meteora to our itinerary...decided to do an organized tour due to our time constraints, so headed out early in the morning with an overnight excursion that would include Delphi, Thermopylae, overnight in Kalambaka and then visit a couple of the monasteries of Meteora in the morning...okay! Hooked up with the tour and headed out of town, first stop Delphi...considered to be the navel of the Earth by the ancient Greeks and home of the oracles, it is a beautiful site perched on the side of Mt. Parnassos...fantastic spot, spent some time with the guide from our tour ... read more

Geo: 39.3167, 23.1 GÜN 15 GÜNLERDEN CUMA: Erken uyandım.. Bizim balkonun altında bir balkon daha var ... Dün akşam üstü, bir Polonyalı çift oraya kurulduydu.. Ben üst kattan baktığım için ister istemez , aşağıda ki tüm filme tanık oluyorum.. Çok acemi bir çift ve belli ki yeni aldıkları Quechua çadırın kurdelesi ,burada kesiliyor ilk kez açacaklar... Adam ,uzun bir süre bu hilkat garibesini inceledi.. Bu arada karizması çizilmesin diye, eşi ile ,agucuk gugucuk durumları sürdürülüyor.. Elde bir bira ,arada bir yudumlanıyor… Bu arada haddim olmayarak ,bir bilgi vereyim: "Quechua" şirketi, kampçılıkta bir devrim yaratarak "2 saniye" adı verilen ve şirketin adını taşıyan bir çadır geliştirmiştir.. Bu çadır, Kamp eblehlerine ,rahat bir nefes aldırmak için tasarlanmıştır .. Tü... read more