Tzante Hotel Zakynthos

But of course I didn’t say anything. I didn’t have to!

Setting out this morning, Brian’s foot kept hitting his left pannier. Seems that one of the major welds had broken through and the whole thing was twisting funny over the frame.

You may remember back in Scotland when Brian’s previous rack did this and we patched it up with string and ...

... person who was standing on “the mark” Even if the person whispered as softly as possible it sounded to him as if he was speaking loudly because of the way the sound reverberated back from the stone walls and seats. Anyway, we were thoroughly blown away by the bizarre acoustics that this place and its designers had achieved more than 2,000 years ago.

Apparently, sailboats can hook up to electricity at the docks at night. Rich thought that with electricity he ...

... is deffenetly the place to be. Laganas is full of bars, clubs and pubs. Be carefuul, if you arrive at the begining of the week you won't have to much activity. I went in Laganas on Monday and there were few fellows, but on Friday was madness! Depending on your budget, you can find cheap food, drink and accomodation, or luxurious hotels and spas, fancy restaurants and seafood delicacy.

The island is for anyone, any age, any taste. Buy a map of the island because the nicest ...

Visited Ancient Olympia where ancient Olympics were held for
centuries. Held at site of Zeus' Temple. In the museum they have the
figures that adorned the eaves above the temple - most impressive.
Tributes were given to Zeus, and the museum is also filled with
Katakolon, Greece cpandjy

... tourists in town! and after a short walk about we settled down for a drink at the bus station cafe. As usual once off the beaten track the prices were incredibly cheap, and it was an excellent frappe as well. Then we set off to find the church.

I'd gained no clear idea of its location in the town, making me suspect in retrospect that the guidebooks that mention it are based on report and not on first-hand ...

... not open properly until August. Despite my best efforts, we coulnd't wangle our way in! Still, what there was to see already was very interesting and it looks like it will be an excellent display with an accurate and pleasing acceptance of cross-ethnic influences. As it stands, it would need greater contextualisation for the average visitor - however, this may well be addressed in the whol exhibition.

... The beaches were more sandy down there but the ones on the north were much more beautiful. We went back through the little town of Argassi before heading back. It was so much fun to cruise around the little island on vespas but we had to return them before 9pm. We returned them, and despite my blistered hands, the owner was quite impressed with our skills even though this was our first time on them.

None of us had had dinner, or anything to eat really ...

Isn't that funny? I love sun, heat, swimming-pool, seaside, but I got bored in such conditions on Zakynthos. I thought as if I was in a cage. Touristic zone, small Porta Koukla, near Laganas - was too small for the city dweller like me. One restaurant and two shops when I could pay with credit cards. Is it EU at all? With such a huge touristic demand and therfore experience they didn't think much of the facilities.

... i kolekciju zapisa Dionyssiosa Solomosa i otvoren je od ponedeljka do subote od 08:30 do 15:00 i besplatan je.  Muzej Zakintosa otvoren je od utorka do nedelje od 08:30 do 15:00 i sadrži zanimljivu kolekciju lokalnih istorijskih predmeta. Festivali Slavlje u čast Agia Mavra Ovo slavlje održava se 3. maja i počinje religioznom ceremonijom u crkvi istog imena u selu Maherado. Slavlje se nastavlja na seoskom trgu i propraćeno je ...

We met up with the rest of the group and that made 13 of us travelling to Zakynthos, better known as Zante. We went from the airport to the bus station and bought our coach tickets for the journey. The journey took about 4 hours and the ferry took about an hour. We arrived in Zante and go taxis to the 'studios' the drivers didnt even know where it was so just dumped us on the strip... safe. We ...