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Back on Main Street

I have no idea how we did it because I was trying to lead us Eastward, but somehow we doubled back Westward on to the main shopping street. Now that it was just after noon things were getting rather busy on this Saturday afternoon. We worked our way back uphill stopping in a number of shops on the way. At least in this part of town there were a few knife and weapons shops as well as a couple of booze stores that I visited while the girls looked at still more shoes and jewelry. In one of the liquor stores I bought a small bottle of cherry ambrosia (Schnapps) to bring home. The salesman then poured me a generous sample of locally produced Ouzo. It was pretty potent but I didn't feel like lugging a bottle of it around with me the rest of the day so I passed. When we got to the top of the street, back where we had first entered the old city, we found an outdoor cafe where I had a nice big Gyro and another Mythos.
Day Fifteen (Saturday)

July 8th 2006
I fell asleep rather quickly last night. The gentle rolling of the boat actually felt relaxing. I think if I had had a few more beers it might not have proven very therapeutic because the seas felt rather rough. At about 2:00 am I was awoken by a loud part going on somewhere near our cabin. What had been such a quiet area during my daytime snooze was now sounding like a convention was going on ... read more
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Greek Flag Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more
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