Mistral Hotel Piraeus

... was having some fun with us. His wife set us straight and gave him a few of those glares that our husbands know so well!<br><br>Exiting the ferry was an experience. - lots of people trying to get through narrow halls. <br><br>&#937; Gather your things and make your way toward an exit before the arrival announcement is made. You can figure it out as the ferry nears the island.<br><br>Next:<br>Phase Three - Paros and Setting Sail

... some shops selling delightful smelling herbs and spices as well as some selling all types of nuts. We bought the Greek versions of a vanilla slice sprinkled with cinnamon and a Chocolate Doughnut and went back to our hotel for lunch. Later in the afternoon we went out to find the airport bus stop and to get some takeaway dinner.

... on a ferry. The most expensive is a cabin with a bed and a shower. Less expensive is an airplane seat. The cheapest is to lay out your blanket on the floor and hope at some point it gets quiet enough and dark enough to sleep. I wholeheartedly recommend springing for the cabin. I had comfort, privacy, and a great sleep, which was important because Saturday morning we started early and went for hours and hours.

... The windsurfing lesson on the other hand was amazing and certainly something I'll have to try to get into back home. Windsurfing, unlike when I tried kite surfing, involves a sail being attached to a surf board where you lift the sail and glide along the water in the opposite direction of the wind. It took me a good half hour to find my balance and the wind direction, but once I was going I had an absolute blast. I met a local named "Paskalis" who gave me some ...

... Or any, really. But yes, passive smoking is absolutely awful here. Smoking is allowed to be advertised, as I mentioned, and every one and their dog does it. Smoking is allowed in bars and restaurants, and "smoke free" zones seem to be for the weak. There's something deeply wrong about a McDonald's brand ash tray I can't even begin to describe. I think I probably reek of cigarette smoke from being trapped along side one in a Goody's, and I really miss ...

... the street to the best museum shops, containing much the same merchandise but much more reasonable. I succumbed to temptation and bought one more small ceramic bust and a slender silver ring with a Greek key. I couldn't resist the prices! Karen and I had to hurry back to the hotel at that point to meet up with her friend Efstathios, whom she knows from her Alexander internet list. He waited patiently while we washed off the day's sweat and dust ...

... at anyone that comes near, but this guy would run off when another dog came close, then would reappear some time later. We attempted to make a trip south to Poseidon's temple but successfully missed the 11:30 bus two days in a row. We could have caught the 1230 one but after a 2 hour trip it didn't seem worth it as the sun goes down around 6ish. We gave up on it and took the metro out to the olympic complex from the 04 summer olympics. The structures were incredible but it was disapointing ...

... always good making sure that dave has sunscrean for his white skin. the beach is small white sand which is always good and a fantastic bar. dave says that he had the best hamburger here. i had a cheese burger not bad - yes i have been eating some meat. beggers cant be choosers although it might help my waist line which is growing. watch out all.the damaper was having to spend 3 hours at the airport waiting for our luggage rather than partying on the ...

Hello Everyone, We had a very good day yestersay exporing the area around the Acropolis including the Old City (Plaka). The Acroplis was not open due to the holiday but we hiked to points with great views and took pictures which I will attempt to attach. We had souvlakia for lunch on the street famous for this traditional shish Kabob type dish. We are becoming quite succesful ...

... staying that night and meeting the tour, the absolute polar opposite to what I was used to, an uber modern delight, harbouring all the furniture that you saw at places like IKEA that you thought were really cool but were too conservative to buy. It had a bath and CNN which I took full advantage of, my how things had turned around! I picked up my clothes and the 10 euro bill from the laundry Nazi, fuming again, but it was beautifully ironed, folded and wrapped up in plastic and I had ...