Kellia Monemvasia

... Venice and Turkey over the years before becoming part of modern Greece. By the mid 1900s the town had been almost completely abandoned.<br><br>****side note, many towns on islands and the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece were virtually abandoned in the 1940s and 1950s when over 30% of the population left Greece and immigrated to Australia, the United States, Canada, Britain, etc.<br><br>Anyway, in the 1970s the artists and wealthy Greeks started ...

... Wojna Trojanska. Spedzilismy tam 3 godziny, pluskajac sie w krystalicznie czystej, lazurowej wodzie i odpoczywajac w cieniu drzew. A potem czas bylo ruszyc dalej, w strone jaskin Diros... ENGLISH: After Sparta we headed towards Diros Caves. We skipped (from what we`d heard - beautiful) Mistra, as in the sunny heat we managed to stop two Bulgarian guys - apparently musicians, that drove us to Githion. They were supposed to do sth there (or ...

... Greece. I spent great quality time with Mr. K and his buddy Spiro - another Greek-American, who after living in the US for decades, retired back to the lovely Grecian homeland. Both continue to enjoy life (and break hearts of local Greek lovelies).... FOTOS below are largely of the absolutely STUNNING hamlet of Monemvasia....

... set up by the European Union with complimentary admission and excellent printed material. After a visit to the fishing village, we continue our drive south and stop at the lovely beach resort of Stoupa. We are obviously out of season, as the beach and the restaurants along the esplanade are totally deserted. A lone Land Rover is being packed up by the last English family going home. Although the weather is superb, sunny and warm, the water is ...

28 Oct - We have our breakfast in the early morning sunshine on the terrace (muesli and yoghurt eaten out of a small plastic cup plus some fresh fruit) and decide that we won't do the shared bathroom thing again! Today is a public holiday - Ohi (No!) Day - celebrating the famous (at least in Greece) answer that the Greek government gave Mussolini when he demanded their surrender in WWII (didn't stop the Nazi's coming in anyway). The day will have ...

... Ithacas mean. -- Constantine P. Cavafy (1911) I carried a copy of this Cavafy poem in my journal, having found it shortly before I left home. I love its sense of the true value of travel, how travel changes the traveler in ways that can't be anticipated. It is well-known to Greeks, Cavafy being something of a national poet. When I showed the poem to Greeks I met along the way, each one brightened and said he or she had learned it in school. Each one seemed surprised and ...

While staying in Gythio, we had a day trip to Monemvasia, the big rock. It is considered the most romantic place in Greece. This may be for several reasons. One, Helen of Troy ran away with her lover Paris here. Of course, her husband believed she was abducted. Another reason may be because it has no automobiles, the beaches are beautiful and the little village that has redeveloped is interesting and romantic. I of ...

It's now high season and very very very busy. I've just spent a week on watch in the safety tower (no chance of boredom with 60 boats out!) while Andy was out on flotilla as a charter skipper. So there was a loud cheer last night when I went running on to the pontoon just in time to catch 'Avalon's' lines for a rapturous reunion.<br><br>Our week on flotilla holiday was certainly exciting, on board the very smart ...

... a steep bit. However, my map-maker had been a bit lazy and clearly felt that the inclusion of all the wiggles would be too difficult, so for instance a stretch of road south of Kalamata which descended in a steep switchback from about 500 m to sea-level was shown as a gentle curve......As a result the journey from Kalamata to Githeo turned out to be more savage than I had anticipated and I arrived in Githeo absolutely whacked but luckily found a very comfortable Hotel.

It is September, and we have decided to visit MANI this time. Our first stop is at GYTHIO, where we have lunch. Gythio is a beautiful port and so our lunch includes my favorite dish which is KALAMARI, sea shells, mussles, and of course my favorite starter OUZO.