Sunrise Village Beach Peloponnese

<br>HERE IS THE END OF MY SUMMER DESTINATIONS 2009 Blog.<br><br>I can admit, I went to more places than I expected. It was fun each time, and I really need to stay a bit at home now before my next trip. Again the coming trip comes sooner than I expected it to be.<br><br ...

After a wonderful introduction to Greece with our stay in Athens, I rented a car and we headed south into the Peloponese. It was election time and the roads were crazy with holidaying athenians headed to the beach. Florence was the unfortunate copilot forced to read the signs to &#922;&#959;&#961;&#953;&#957;&#952;&#9 59;&#962; (Corinth) and beyond. First we came upon the Corinth canal, a 800m long 100m deep cut acros the isthmus which gave all of us a feel for how narrow this spit of land ...

1st of May.... <br><br>A short trip in the countryside !! <br><br>We drove to ACHLADERI, and down the beautiful beach of KORASIDA . <br><br>The tradition today is that every family makes a WREATH either from flowers from the garden, or wreaths from wild flowers - the one I prefer !! <br>If the weather is good - mostly it is here in Greece -, then families get down the beach or in fields having barbeques, children playing, and men drinking and ...

... what I was looking at. The most impressive to me were the tholos (circular chamber-type) tombs. You can still walk inside these structures, which used to house the royal remains of Aegisthus, Klyemnestra and Agamemnon. Back in Nafplio, I took the steep climb up 890-plus stone steps to the 216-metre summit of the Palamidhi fortress. The view from the top of this fortress was absolutely breath-taking! After I climbed back down, I rewarded myself with a ...

... in Rhodes. I spent my time in Rhodes getting lost in Old Town, relaxing on another beach, and at Trinton Holiday agency where it took some time booking my next hotel in Kos but I was rewarded with some great service from the workers there. After a short ferry to Kos, I arrive at the hotel and began my stay in Kos Town. I rented a bike one of the days and peddled around island (it &#305;s described as a smaller version of Rhodes ...

... timing. I didn't see a single running store or anything remotely related to running. The Centre for the Promotion of the Marathon Race is in a attractive building on the main street. Unfortunately they also have siesta hours. Work was being done out front and an extension cord had the front door cracked open so I just walked on in. The woman inside said they were closed but we got to chatting and she let me look around. The ...

... new found Brazilian friends - Paul and Rachel. We only realised that we have met each other before in Poros after a chat over food. A pack of seagulls sent us back to Athens...there were so many of them... the people on the ship just kept feeding them... it was a sight indeed!

... deep below. Would have been an adventure indeed! We caught breathtaking view of the landscape! Somehow, having led an extremely urbanised life since birth, it was hard to believe the landscape before our eyes. Impressive! Awe-inspiring! It was in this souvenir shop that we were introduced to the various interesting inventions / discoveries / artistic masterpieces of Greece. I ...

... 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

Trekking in the Gorge of Demosari It's another great day today, and we leave early to meet the coach which will take us up to mount Ohi. This time I am with my son who loves nature as well. We meet the rest of the people. We are about 53 in all. This day trip to Dimosari Gorge is planned and organized by the Mountaineering Club Association of Chalkida. Well, all of us are excited, and dreaming of this walk through the famous gorge. Mount Dirfys is in central Evia ...