Olympic Star Hotel Euboea

... enter different photos from the different countries and places I have been this summer.
A mixture of many destinations!!!

My next trip is going to be in Cyprus - the Island I was born and brought up.
It will be a blog dedicated just to this island!

Our day trip to Prokopi and Limni



We have elections in Greece this morning and there is heavy traffic on the Highways. On Monday most businesses are off work because it is a holiday here, and as it is a beautiful summer day most people are out with their families and friends trying to get advantage of this long ...

That morning I thought I got up early ready to be at the Delphi Archaeological site as they opened the doors at 8:30. Only after about and hour and a half of touring and listening to hesitant explanations by a group of Canadian Classics students I joined did I become aware of this. Of course this discovery changed my plans completely. After the Yogi -the-Bear hatted, mustached, Canadian guy said something like "well it's about ten to eleven now, so we can ...

... Eubée, vous surprendra. Visitez l'île et ses musées et toutes les époques de l'histoire et de la préhistoire défileront devant vous. A Kerasia, au nord de l'île d'Eubée, vous pouvez visiter le musée paléontologique. Plus au nord encore, se trouve Edipsos avec ses sources thermales réputées déjà célèbres dans le passé pour ses qualités médicinales.,,,www.eviaon.gr

... kosten, die berihmten Muscheln und andere Fischarten des Euböischen Meeres. In den Bergregionen findet man fleisch, das von frei weidenden Tieren stammt, sowie traditionell hergestellte Fleischwaren. Unterhaltungsmöglichkeiten befinden sich überall. Von Kymi kann man mit einer fähre nach zweistündiger Reise nach Skyros, wo die Sitten und Gebräuche immer noch lebendig sind, übersetzen....http://www.eviaon.gr

... indeed. Day two was set aside for ruin watching. We started early as there were plenty to wander about in, photograph, read plaques, and generally ponder the long course of time, then probably give up as I can't remember much past the 1980's so the 480's bc's are just incompressible really. What I did know is the ruins all around the Acropolis do have a certain atmosphere of timelessness about them. They also afford wonderful views all over Athens as you'll see in the ...

Today we are in Athens, Greece. Our schedule changed a bit due to a rental car issue. Today we went to the Parthanon. It is under construction. It is very big, hard to beleive that it was even built. We also saw a few other ruins today. We explored Placa, that is the ara that our hotel is in. It is a nice part of town, very pretty with little resturants and shops. We ate gyros, they were great! Tomorrow we are taking a trip to Delphi, Greece.

... ruin across the street and went on to say "This woman tells me that this was his house" Greek property law contains sections on inheritance of land and for a moment, my mind started to run wild about my potential Greek getaway... then reality set it. "The woman also tells me we're third cousins"

... Socrates, which I think inspires and sums up the spirit of this trip : "γνώθι σεαυτό 57;" or Gnothi Seauton : Know thyself. And I would also like to give special thanks to : - The Royal Navy, for relating the event on their website and for taking froggies aboard their ships ;-) - Andrew, for giving me that great and unforgettable opportunity, and for teaching me ...

We took many photos of the boat at that stage, since there's not much to see or do in Kimi in mid-september, let's be honnest. A few are displayed here, among others you will appreciate the original 1964 life raft, one we're happy we didn't have to use ;-) (we were close twice though). Also, I remember we had a party that night and I still excpect your pictures, Tony ! No censorship accepted !