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The Idyllic city of Chalkida
... stone-laid, wide and long pedestrian street along the seaside and the place is full of coffee shops, bars and Sea food restaurants. Many Athenians and weekenders visit Chalkida frequently as it is just one hour’s drive from Athens.
The city is built on both sides of the Strait of Euripus with one part on Evia and the other on the mainland of Greece. It is actually an island.
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Our Big, Fat Greek Day
... Plaka, the marketplace, and, according to Madison, we had the best strawberry gelato ever, even though it was sugarfree and cream free.
We finished our European adventure with a late dinner and show that feautured Greek folk dancing with audience participation It was very entertaining, especially when Madison was selected to go on stage and dance with a handsome Greek guy! She liked that --- ...
It's All Greek to Me!
... the product labels were in Greek so it took a while to decipher what I was purchasing.
Tonight Madison and I enjoyed dessert in the rooftop garden restaurant of our hotel with a grand view of the sun setting behind the Parthenon as a backdrop. It is just gorgeous with the spotlights giving the 2,600 year old fortress on the hill a warm glow.
Tomorrow is our last full day on our adventure and we plan to make the most of our final hours in ...
Race to the Past
... and that she would hold my pass for me but that I had to make it back before 10:30. This gave me less than 40 minutes to get all the way back to my house in Aix en Provence to grab my passport off my desk and back to the airport. There was no way that that was going to happen. So I waited for the bus back to Aix trying to figure out what to do from here and then decided to ask a cab driver if it ...
Karaoke and Yoga
... the lightness of our poses and the metaphor of "playing like a child" for the flow of the practice. He stated as we get older, we become less inclined to try new things, and more set in routine. In yoga, as in daily life, we should try to break this pattern of telling ourselves we cannot do something, and just try it as a child would!
I've been finding that the best laid plans quickly go to waste. I've been ...


