Hermes Hotel Delphi

Up early to catch a tour to delightful Delphi. I had memories of it from last time I was here over 30 years ago and wanted H to see it. Our guide was a diminutive and very knowledgeable lady named Aspa, and I tried valiantly to note down much of what she said. She took us through the centre of Athens then on north through Thiva to Delphi.<br><br>There are several plains to the north and west of Athens separated by mountains and these seemed to be quite fertile ...

<br>Day... (Giving up on this - no longer accurate as have failed to count no. of days spent some places!)<br><br>So nice, we decide to spend another day here. Lyn wants to go and look around the town, and I am keen to get my boots on and do a bit of proper walking. It's a fine day and there is a short-ish trek up to the Throne of Apollo up behind the town.<br>I set off in fine fettle: excellent path ...

<br>Day 17 We decide to head south too. Even if wet, big city can offer many distractions, we reflect. Get robbed by motorway bandits (in booths!) Bit of a low-point this - not what you expect in Greece. Scarcely seen the sun: but road is very fast and smooth and it does begin to dry out the further we go. Hopes secretly rise... Just after Lamia, turn off to look for memorial to Leonides, heroic Spartan leader of 300 who held off massive army of Xerxes at ...

<br><br>KAMENA VOURLA <br><br>We are prohibited by the police to go home.<br><br>Although we left Thasos island early in the morning, we are delaying because we are told that Evia has flooded and it is in a state of an emergency.<br><br>We have come here to Kamera Vourla where I am writing this, and Yianni is on the phone with the police. In the beginning &#8211 ...

... was a tourist site 2,500 years ago, when Greeks traveled here to have their fortunes told by the Oracle(s ...

... could change the span required to go from one side of the narrows to the other (the bridge is currently just under 2 miles in length). In any event we made it over in one piece so no harm was done. <br> <br>Ancient Delphi is now one of my four or five favourite places on this earth. There is a magical sense to it that I attribute to its place in mythology - being the home of the Oracle of Delphi, to its location - perched high up the side of a ...

... They serve multiple course meals which include lots of bread and pasta!! After lunch we continued to drive to Kalambaka where we checked in at Hotel Orfeas around 7:30 and went for dinner on our own. We found this little pizza joint that served some of the best (and greasiest) pizza I think I have ever had. It really was amazing and then we went across the street and got ice cream. It's a good thing we do a lot ...