Evridiki Macedonia Region

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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... National museum.
We then headed to Sparta, a sad simple town in the plains below some spectacular mountains. We stayed 6km away in Mystras where we had the town to ourselves and stayed in a nice newly renovated pension in the center of a quaint village. We hiked the valley and in the morning fully explored the ruins of the Byzantine village of Mystras in the hills above. It has the honor of being the longest surviving Byzantine village, lasting intact until the 1700's. The last emporer ...

... I got a room with 4 beds completely to myself for 11 euros a night - not a bad deal! On Friday morning, I took the first bus out to ancient Mycanae, king Agamemnon's citadel (the leader of the Trojan War). Similarly to Delphi, this ancient city is tucked away in the mountains, making it a very peaceful place to spend the day (despite the few groups of tourists, which I could luckily avoid with ease). I was glad to find good explanations on the site ...

... part of the island, took the wrong bus stop and had an interesting conversation with a woman who helped me contact the pension for pickup. Michael, the owner of the pension, was great. He spent the ride to his place telling me about his favorite soccer players and how he so much enjoys German soccer (because the play hard). My short stay in Syros was spent relaxing on the nearby beach and drinking and eating with Michael and some of ...

... 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 ...

Euböa ist mit einer flache von 3.772,9 km 2 und einer Bevölkerung von 215.316 Einwobnern die zweit größte griechische Insel. Sie hat eine Gesamtküstenlänge von 678 km und ist etwa 175 km lang und 8 bis 50 km breit. Zum Verwaltungsbezirk Euböa gehört auch die Insel Skyros, ein Kleiner Teil des Festandes sowie eine große Anzahl von Felseninseln. Eböa ist die Insel der Vielfalt und der Überraschungen. Der n ...

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 !