Xenonas Drimos
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Confined to ship
... in the middle of deck 9 is indoor with two spas, but the roof retracts and they pull it back every morning about 10 o'clock unless it's raining. I'm sitting by the midship pool typing this blog listening to a band playing behind me watching the ocean go by. Midship is bit better for those of us who have motion sickness issues. There are deck chairs and tables and chairs all around the pool and windows around the perimeter. There are also about six wonky ...
Athens
... directly down on to the Temple of Zeus and Hadrian's Gate. A very efficient underground railway system made it easy to travel around, though we found our hotel was in walking distance of many attractions, shops and restaurants. We had dinner in the Plaka- the old city - in what can only be described as some lovely traditional Greek restaurants. Very ambient, with the floodlit Acropolis in the background. Many ...
Cruise Part 2
... talk with random strangers about nothing of any importance;
3. An ability to not listen to instructions, not process information and then ask stupid questions about what you have already been told!
A final piece of advice for same sex travellers is to have some standard words and phrases that can be dropped into a conversation to subtly advise the audience that you are not a couple eg. our parents, my sister, our family ...
Islands and mainland Greece
... old town. Rhodes was also the first place we ate Gyros aka heaven in your mouth! They're awesome, similar to a kebab, but they add tzarziki sauce and put it in a pita roll (pork or chicken). Lived off that for quite some time!
Santorini: Santorini was a mission to get to, about 14 hours by ferry. In the peak season, fast ferries hit it in about 2 hours. But because none were running, this one massive ferry hits all the islands on ...
A SMALLER TOWN GREEK EXPERIENCE.....
10 May 27 – Thursday
I woke up at about 06:15 (before the alarm this time) and got organized for breakfast. The breakfast room was downstairs from the front desk, and when I got there I discovered that most of the group was already there. The Hotel had a good selection of meats, cheeses, cereals and breads, but also small ham & cheese omelette squares, boiled eggs and normal coffee in a large metal urn.
After breakfast the ...