Rannia Patras

I'm going to say that this is going to be an updated blog and re-read this post because right now, i can't tell you how much I hate Greece, right now. First off, let me tell you, they are more rude then the Czechs. I mean like 10x ruder. If Greece wasn't such a beautiful country...Let me take that back, if the islands weren't so beautiful, i don't think i'd ever step foot in Greece, again.
The hassle I have had to get out of this country, to get into this country, the ...

... is a huge problem for Patras, and not only for this area. These poor people most of them very young (17-30) have paid lots of money to the Turkish people, who carry them to the Greek coasts and leave them in the waters.





As soon as the Greek harbour authorities notice such a boat out at the Greek coast they try to chase them away.


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Nachdem wir morgens in Patras angekommen sind, gehts erstmal ab zum Supermarkt. schliesslich brauchen wir fuer unseren offiziellen "Erholungstag" heute genuegend Proviant. Anschliessend auch schon ab in den Zug nach Amaliada, von wo wir DEN Strand ...

... right into the 11th century (that is, if you imagine my bike as donkey or better yet, a mule). Two travelers pass each other on the road; headed in different directions, yet on strangely similar voyages they exchange information and blessings. I arrived in Partra around noon and then caught the ferry to Cephalonia at 20:30. I am planning to stay a bit on the island and then start heading north, along the islands, gradually making it back to the mainland.

... in-law) wanted to take us on a bit of tour of Patras. Patras has 350,000 people so I thought the chances of meeting up with Barb and Alex were slim yet by chance we ended up in Rion the same area they were staying. We dropped in for a visit, toured their timeshare, had a drink with them around the pool/beachside, and went our way to let them relax.

... one. But in any case, what city has all its cards right? I've got a couple more days here before I'm off to Estonia. I'll probably do a daytrip out tomorrow at least, then figure something out for Friday. That evening I've got a bus to Tallinn; I seem to be making a habit of arriving in the Baltic capitals at night, come to think of it. Oh well, at least that way I don't waste the daylight hours (and when they're as gorgeous as they were today, that's a very good thing).

... where the cashier would weigh your plates or tally up your food. We each chose a few different dishes to share and it only came to about 7Lats, so really cheap. 1 Lat is about the equivalent of 1 pound. We had some potato salad, pickles, another two types of veggie salads in sauces, some strange sweet bread with an almost tangy herb aftertaste to them, a big plate of sliced potatoes fried in likely butter and lots of oil, a heap of sauerkraut, some beef, and some kind of shnitzel ...

... so far, and really enjoyed travelling here. Although Estonia still missing, I'm fascinated by the people's pride and their remembrance of their horrible past. Latvia and Lithuania had been occupied and tortured by the Nzis and Soviets for the last century until in 1991 they got their independence back. It doesn't seems to be 15 years away if you walk through the streets in Riga. One event, which ...

... and had a few games of pool downstairs. I lost every single time and then decided to go back upstairs and drink in shame. Then those girls we had met the night before turned up at the cuba place and we had a few drinks and a talk with them. I tried to make them believe that I wasn't the same person they had met the night before.... ending up blaming it on my shizophrenia. Anyway, to come to the fun part quickly.... i was on the toilets downstairs, walked ...

... One I went to was in the basement of a building so the roof was all stone arches. They served Latvian food which was mainly roasted meats and root vegetables. Nothing too exotic. Funny thing about Latvia, there are only about 3 million people in the country, and only one-third of them can actually speak their own language. The majority speaks Russian ...