Xenonas Sirdari Nikiti
Nikiti Griechenland Nikiti, Halkidiki, Macedonia Region, 57334, Greece
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ESCAPE Confernce
... but in general the street food is not very healthy...they love tomatoes , cucumbers, feta cheese and yogurt at every meal. Surprisingly they are really into French fries.We didn't see other churches or synagogues just Greek Orthodox Churches and Monasteries. There are olive trees everywhere, their local wines are delicious, the water is crystal clear and has a beautiful blue cast to it especially near the white rock coastal areas, they have ...
Ferry, Buses and more buses
... going to the ferry; we swapped directions and were on our way! Very typical for our Greek experience!
We boarded the bus for Thessaloniki heading to our next bus to the Thessaloniki airport. There we will catch another bus for a 90 minute ride to the conference hotel. Travel gets a little complicated here, no trains, all bus and ferry. We should arrive around midnight.
Well we are finally at the conference…we arrived after 1 in the morning. It was a very ...
Watch this on Mt Athos
... I am including a link to a 6o minutes special that was just shown (last month!) on Mt Athos. It is really interesting, check it out, make sure you watch all 3 sections there are links in the story...let me know what you think. I feel very lucky to be able to make the ...
It's A Mans Mans World...... Mount Athos.
... own", I said, but then reading further and checking on the internet, we discovered that for a man to visit he must apply 6 months in advance and only 10 permits a day are released to non-orthodox visitors! If you are Greek Orthodox however, you are one of 100 a day who can visit, but 6 months notice is still required.
OK, plan B. We read further and found that from the closest town, a boat trip takes passengers for a sightseeing tour, ...
Day 69 - Olimpiada to Ouranopoli to Olimpiada
... Strangely, this is a very touristic city and we couldn't take the special visa to mount Athos because the Pilgrim's office was closed (it closes at 13h!!). We visited a castle in Ouranopoli and came back to Stratoni by bus. We cycled from This place to Olimpiada by sunset time and under the rain. As the other day we reach our final destination complitely wet!
Full story coming soon...
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