Blogs from Greece, Europe - page 516

We are sitting in an internet cafe in Corinth which has large glass windows overlooking the Gulf of Corinth. Today is a public holiday and almost everything in Greece is closed. We managed to get a bus here - the suburban train network was closed today but we are grateful for the excellent public transport system in Greece. The 90 minute trip from Athens cost only 7 Euros each and if the train had been operating it would have been much cheaper. The metro system in Athens puts NSW trains to shame. It is clean, efficient, reliable and very cheap - costing only 80cents to travel basically anywhere on the metro. The train system, however, has been one of the few things I have been impressed with in Athens. It's messy and dirty and chaotic. Richard ... read more

We are tired tonight after driving all day. Greek television is really really bad and we don't like night clubs or bars, so the internet cafes are good places to hang out. At the risk of boring you, I'd like to recommend a few strategies for coping with driving in Greece tonight, and catch up on some of the amazing sites we have visited at a later date. Driving in major suburban centres: 1. Road rules are more like driving suggestions than rules. 2. At intersections, the person who has the nose of their car in fron has right of way. 3. The above rule does not apply if the person in front hesitates. 4. One way streets are only one way when nobody is travelling in the opposite direction. 5. Parking is allowed. Any direction, ... read more

We got up late today. Greek people have a different sense of time. They have a kind of siesta at 2pm when most of the shops close. They eat dinner very, very late. 9.30pm is peak hour in town. By then, all the little kids are up playing in the park and, a little later, all the older mums and dads are dining out in the inumerable restaurants that dominate the towns. We are slowly getting into synch with this way of life, so we were up walking the wall of the old venetian harbour till after 1am last night - hence the late rising. We were feeling a little touched by the sun after lounging by the beach yesterday so we decided to head to the cool of the mountains today. It was a great ... read more

Duftende Sträucher, die in einem Busen hintenan Nafplio wachsen möglich ist, die wunderbaren Aromatherapie verwenden. Dort Sie fahren dem Zug von Athen, Attika. Von Hafen sollte Süden gehen entlang der Küste etwa vier Meilen entfernt. Nach dem Bad kann man auf den höchsten Gipfel des Mount Olympos Griechenland springen. Am Abend schwamm ich im Meer, und ich war froh war ich auf einer Seeigel im Wasser treten. Tatsächlich war es ganz dunkel. Es war nicht so kalt, aber ich bin in die Berge, konnte meinen Augen nicht trauen. Von zweitausend Meter, ist das Land begann eine Schneedecke bilden : ( Wenigstens dass traf ich zwei Bergsteiger, die bestiegen hatte mehr fröhlich. Schließlich, weil ich noch nicht einmal ein Zelt und Schlafsack nur, bot mir Obdach in seinem Zelt Typ „Áčko“. Gewiß, es war nicht viel Platz, ... read more

Oh yes, it has been all of 12 years since I made that memorable 38 day trip to Europe visiting Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Egypt and Israel. I found my 1996 journal, so that helps. But memories started flooding my mind of a time when I snagged my longest-ever leave of absence from work, risked losing my job in the bank, or at very least fall out of favor from the bank's owners. None of that happened. Now living a semi-retired life, I plan to break up this long journey into several blogs to chronicle how much fun one can get in their early 40's! Athens First off, GREECE. We left Manila for Athens with a single stopover in Singapore. It was a long wait for our connecting flight, but Changi Airport is one airport worth ... read more