Danae Aegina

... impossible to see from any of the spots where you can stand around the temple (You cannot enter, like Stonehenge, for the same reasons-graffiti and vandalism like Byron's! The tour guide told me that she could see it because she knew where to look, but I couldn't, and I also knew where to look because I researched it. I used my optical zoom to grab a picture of the pillar, and I'll see if I can enhance it when I get home. I did my dissertation on ...

... iTunes on the laptop to recognize my iPod. So I can charge the iPod, but not transfer new files onto it. :-( UNWISE PURCHASES a. PakSafe backpack. It's too small. It's too rigid. It's too heavy. I was in more danger of having my bag snatched during my layover in New York than I am in Greece. A backpack is a good thing to have here, but I realize now it probably wasn't necessary to have steel reinforcements. b. Cheap carabiners. These are the clips used by climbers and hikers. I ...

... t get hit by a boat. After some more exploring and some wrong turns that led us uphill again we decided we would make our way back to the hotel.  Of course it wasn't that easy.  As we were about to make or final up hill ride to get to the downhill road that would take us home Jared's chain on his bike broke in half.  We sat there for a while trying to fix it.  Megan and Shira walked down to the taverns where we had lunch to call the guy we rented from and they ...

... it was a good idea to walk to Lykavittos Hill and take the funicular railway to the top, to check out the city from above. The walk was a bit further than we thought and also included a fairly big hill and flight of steps to reach the funicular station and in 30 degree heat we were flagging a bit more than expected, we are obviously out of practice. The views from the top though were spectacular and gave you a great perspective of the city, including the Acropolis ...

Sunrise is AMAZING despite the two puppies who decided to use our pillows as paw mats. We saunter back inside for a few more hours of sleep and rent a souped up ATV that zipped up to the top of the mountain to see the ancient city of Thira, which was impressive even without the stellar views! The ATV has problems and we wind up coasting down the windiest road of all time (even windier than the one in NZ) and make ...

... The real gyros in Athens are not served with pita but are just plates of roasted meat and tzatziki sauce for dipping. It was delicious nonetheless. After lunch we went to Kerameikos Cemetery because it closed earlier than the other sites. Kerameikos is a very large area where the ancient Greek used to bury their dead. Most of the graves have been excavated so all that remains are parts of the walls where the tombs were located ...

... for an exploration. The site of the temple is lovely with views across the island and back towards the mainland. The temple itself is not as impressive as some of those we've seen in Turkey, but for the others its their first opportunity for a close up look at an ancient ruin and everyone is very interested. We also stop at a huge, but relatively modern, Greek Orthodox church and monastery on the way back to the yacht. Dinner that ...

Made it out of Istanbul in one piece and arrived in Athens a few hours ago. Took the X95 Airport bus to the Student and Travellers Inn in the Plaka area of Athens right below the Acropolis. Very cute area and am about to set out to explore some more. Only have a couple of days here so I will have to try to squeeze as much in as possible. Considering last year I stayed at the airport hotel Sofitel ...

... the land. Little did she know, that again, some power hungry man had been watching her and waiting for just the right opportunity to approach her, with his agenda of needing to assert himself, for some latent unmet need of not feeling powerful. Looks like a classic analysis for Freud. Or when we arrived in Crete and had that delicious lunch by the water overlooking those Venetian ruins, when our post lunch stroll took us out by ...

One real week holiday enjoying Hobycat sailing boat, sport, party (including birthday party) and cultural visit: One step on the boat, one step on the motorbike. This week was included in an UCPA program to learn how to sail an Hobycat 16, but also how to swim with ...