Aloni Halkidiki

HERE IS THE END OF MY SUMMER DESTINATIONS 2009 Blog.

I can admit, I went to more places than I expected. It was fun each time, and I really need to stay a bit at home now before my next trip. Again the coming trip comes sooner than I expected it to be.

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... tourists alike. We stayed in a seaside hotel with water views, swam and beaced it until late and explored the village to our hearts content. We have loved seeing the Med. The crystal clear waters, warm currents, and pebble beaches leave us only wishing for more. They are however not perfect as the centuries of fishing have devastaed the populations and it is rare to see fish in any numbers. Still, we will miss mixing the historical with the relaxing and spending our time on the shore.

... what I was looking at. The most impressive to me were the tholos (circular chamber-type) tombs. You can still walk inside these structures, which used to house the royal remains of Aegisthus, Klyemnestra and Agamemnon. Back in Nafplio, I took the steep climb up 890-plus stone steps to the 216-metre summit of the Palamidhi fortress. The view from the top of this fortress was absolutely breath-taking! After I climbed back down, I rewarded myself with a ...

... other guests. From Syros, I decided to take a long ferry ride over to Rhodes in the Dodecanese Islands. Rhodes interested me because it has a part of town (aptly called the Old Town) that is completely enclosed by a wall. When I arrived in Rhodes Town, I was met at the port by a friendly woman who was ready to give me a place to stay, at a price. We negotiated after I got a free ride into Old Town and I decided to stay there for my next two ...

... The museum had trophies from famous Greek runners including one from a guy that won Boston and many other top marathons in the 1950's. Each Olympic marathon had a cool exhibit with details of the race including top finishers and a description of how the race unfolded. The museum was small but the information nicely presented. They didn't have that much in the way of souveniers but I picked up a couple of things. Maria was so ...

... Hydra was one of most beautiful island amongst the three. Finally, Aegina - the place where pistachios were grown. Their pistachios, unlike the ones we get at home, are more sour in taste and tinier in size. It was in Aegina that we got the 2nd chance to taste ouzo again with ...

... site was mentioned by Homer in his epic poem "Iliad and the Odyssey" - "Well-built Mycenae, rich in gold!" We witnessed the famous Lion Gate (the lions were carved above the lintel). We also visited the Grave of the ancient kings. We were told that there's a secret stairway (of 99 steps) to a cistern beneath the citadel!! A pity we did not have sufficient time to explore ...

... kleinere Badenbuchte, Sand - oder Kieselstrände, einsame oder ausgestattete Strände mit Sportsmöglichkeiten, alle sind genau so schön und anlockent. Die Berge von Euböa, mit der vielfaltigen Flora bieten sich zum Wandern, Bergsteigen, Klettern oder Mountainbike an. Faszinierende Schluchten und Höhle ergänzen die beeindruckende euböische Landschaft. In den Fischerdörfchen sind die leckersten Meeresfrüchtc ...

The Persians landed at Marathon in 490 BC with the intent of annexing Attica. However, the Athenians and a small contigent of Paltaians where victorious and defeated the Persians. The tumulus of the Athenians remains as well as Miltiades' victory column (well, the column is a ...

We took many photos of the boat at that stage, since there's not much to see or do in Kimi in mid-september, let's be honnest. A few are displayed here, among others you will appreciate the original 1964 life raft, one we're happy we didn't have to use ;-) (we were close twice though). Also, I remember we had a party that night and I still excpect your pictures, Tony ! No censorship accepted !