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Wed, 25 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Photo Gallery
Port Sounion
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Wed, 25 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [571]
It's my last day in Athens and I don't want to do anything too strenuous ahead of a blitz through Peloponnese. So it's another day trip. This time to Port Sounoin to see the Temple of Poseidon. Actually, I suspect it's only going to be a halfway trip, ... Read more >
Tags: athens, greece, sounion, temple of poseidon
Tue, 24 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Photo Gallery
Delphi
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Tue, 24 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [1421]
Today, I'm heading out to Delphi to see the ancient site of the Oracle. OK, it's not exactly Athens, more than 3 hours out in fact. The ancient Greek world considered Delphi a sacred site, an important a site of worship of Apollo. Delphi is also ... Read more >
Tags: apollo, athens, delphi, greece, unesco
Mon, 23 Jul 2012 | By christie | Views [618]
Hello from Athens! My Internet connection was not the best in Corfu so I have some minor catching up to do. From Rome we trained to Bari, Italy, a tiny port city on the east coast where we caught our ferry to Corfu. We had extremely low expectations ... Read more >
Tags: bari, corfu, greece, pink palace
Mon, 23 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [637]
It's the fourth day in a row of temperatures in the mid 30s. My plan revolves around doing as much as I can to justify being in Athens. Then as little as I can to justify leaving the lovely cool air condition piece of heaven that is my hotel room.... Read more >
Tags: athens, greece, kerameilkos, panathinaikos, parliament
Sun, 22 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Photo Gallery
Athens
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Sun, 22 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [1869]
It's a Saturday today and it's only now occurred to me that my plan to do the Acropolis on a weekend was a huge mistake. So I'm resolved to get up as early as possible to get to the Acropolis for the 8am opening time. Imagine my happiness when I get ... Read more >
Tags: acropolis, agora, athens, greece, hadrians library, museums, scams, temple of zeus, unesco
Sat, 21 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [596]
I've decided to visit a couple of museums first instead of going straight to the Acropolis. By visiting the museums, seeing the exhibits and learning about the exhibitions, hopefully it'll put some of the archaeological sites in perspective. So ... Read more >
Fri, 20 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [964]
I still can't make up my mind about the transportation system in Turkey. There is something like 10,000km worth of railway tracks in the country and none of it goes anywhere I want to go. The only way to get from Çanakkale to Istanbul is by a 6-7 hour ... Read more >
Tags: athens, bus, canakkale, istanbul, turkey
Sun, 8 Jul 2012 | By jvgarcia | Views [771]
Nuestro viaje a la
cuna de la civilización occidental fue otro de esos destinos que más
o menos improvisé, pero que al final valieron la pena a pesar de
ciertas dificultades. La primera dificultad no pasó exactamente en
Grecia, sino ... Read more >
Tags: acrópolis, europa, grecia, ruinas
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery
Island hopping and lazing on the beach with a bit of scootering around
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Fri, 8 Jun 2012 | By pauluiza | Views [906]
Destination – Greece (Part IV) – Syros , Amorgos , Naxos , Mykonos ,
Delos and Kos – it’s time to get brown and lazy!!! (Don't forget to click on the links above for info on all the islands...)
Our first stop, after a 9 hour ferry trip, ... Read more >
Sat, 2 Jun 2012 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery
Crete - Chania Old Town, Rethymno and Heraklion & Rhodes - Old Town, Monolithos, Kastellos and Kameiros
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Thu, 31 May 2012 | By pauluiza | Views [3469]
Greece (Part III) – Athens, Crete & Rhodes – Do you want
fries with that?
After a 12 hour ferry to Ancona, Italy, and a 24 hour (yes, they
have showers on board, thank you very much) ferry to Patras, Greece, then a
shuttle to the bus ... Read more >
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