Labito Hotel
Travel Blogs from Pithagórion
Christmas music and hot weather
Another day, another port I have already been to. Today was a lovely day regardless because the weather was just perfect. It was actually hot, as in I was over dressed in my dress and cardigan. Another weird thing is when we got off the ship to grab a coffee at starbucks, we were sat by the pier, drinking our Christmas coffee's with Christmas music playing. It was very very surreal. I am so not used to anything ...
Chapter Fourteen - Meandering through Turkey
... of his little mosque.
“Please gentlemen you come for prayers tomorrow. I call faithful 6 in the morning.”
We smile and assure him that we’ll try to attend, but it’s highly doubtful if we’ll be in the land of the wakeful by then. We pose for photos, but the imam looks awfully serious.
Our day ends with a wonderful meal of mezes up on the terrace of the hotel. An end to another perfect day. ...
9th Day of the Cruise
... quality…you can see why a 1 metre silk to silk rug will set you back $1000 US.
We returned to the ship in the heat of the day, Mary was able to join us for some easy lunch and to watch the second half of the Carlton v WCE final direct from Perth…very exciting game at that…glad we saw it but felt for Carlton coming from behind to only lose by 2 points. Oh well …I hope they can take it another step next week and beat Geelong to go from ...
Could You Run That By Me One More Time?
... down the road) of their assistance. They basically made the drunk sit in the back of the bus and we were on our way.
My 2nd visit to Ephesus was the same as the first, albeit with better lighting for photos and far less crowds. After that I walked to the Temple of Artemis, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The biggest "wonder" of it to me is why they don't keep up the site. It was overrun with weeds, etc, looking like ...
Storied Historical Ruins,
... beautiful the countryside is around them. Please take the time to click on some of the links so you can appreciate the importance of this area to the Christian faith. I was not aware that Turkey covered so many places related to the life of Jesus and the apostles or that so many different cultures left their mark on the area, the Ottomans, the Byzantines and Romans ...