Papaevangelou Hotel
Travel Blogs from Papigko
Confined to ship
... and he is out of nick). Seems like the preferred activity on sea days on cruise ships is eating......a lot! Breakfast finishes at 11am and lunch starts at 11-30, how crazy is that? Lots of people lounging by the pool today. On this ship there are two pools, both on the same deck (9). The ship has twelve decks in total but the topmost deck is an observation deck with a basketball court. The pool at the back is an outdoor (but still heated) pool with a spa. The ...
Athens
... the restaurants and wait patiently at the tables for any food that might come their way. Very hard to resist them. On the negative side, there is a lot of graffiti, most of which there has been no attempt to remove. With the current exchange rate we have found everything to be very reasonably priced. Flying to Dubai this morning for some relaxing on Jumeria Beach, Turkish coffee and a little retail ...
Cruise Part 2
... the ship sailed to our first and only port of call in Turkey, Kusadasi. Our excursion in Kusadasi took us to Ephesus, one of the best preserved ancient cities in the world. It was a quite magnificent example of Roman ruins where excavation ad exploration of the site continues today. We spent the afternoon negotiating the Grand Bazzar where many signs advertising “genuine fakes” could be found. Finished the day off with a ...
Islands and mainland Greece
... beaches- red, black, white all formed from different minerals. It’s also famous for its sunset so chilled and watched that in the old town one day. They have this historic donkey trail which goes from the water up to the old town, zigzagging along the caldera- stinks because it’s just full of donkey ****, and saw this Asian bride in her dress going down on one, probably not the greatest thing to do in a white dress.
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28km in the deepest gorge in the world!
... walk to the finish point! Of which we would have walked all the way back, or alternatively catch a taxi.
I would highly recommend treking thee gorge and visiting the highlands of Greece. Something truly special and not what Greece is reknowned for, as of course everyone is infatuated with the islands - although they are good, spare some time for mainland Greece!
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Amenities
- Free parking
- Kitchenette