Toxotis Villas
Travel Blogs from Armenistis
We're here...
... a quick walk around Athens...observation: there are many feral dogs and cats on the streets. Not the kind of wild cats we have in the neighborhood at home, but animals that live from hand outs at the outdoor cafes. We had a dog follow us for blocks...just happy to walk us around town. Cats hop on your lap when you sit down to eat...
Dinner was the first time we met the rest of our group. There are ...
Lots and lots of little boats
... dear little bay with a mooring. We are waiting for the strong winds to drop to get thru to Mykonos where its presently blowing 30 knots. Edward has just untangled the mooring line from around the keel - we have been circling. We have spent the days walking a millions steps to bring this news to you, reading books, swimming, playing canasta with the odd ...
Patmos, Greece & Kusadasi, Turkey
... there is more than can be discussed here, but much of it would be a historical review and can be looked up in history books for more detail. I admit I didn’t get all the details for my thoughts were on Kathy most of the time and how she was feeling, and wondering if I would have been better staying with her. I know she will be interested in seeing the pictures once she begins to feel better.
We set sail for Rhodes, Greece around 8 ...
Patmos
... in the inevitable form-fitting uniform, ball cap and ponytail appears from nowhere to firstly blow her whistle and secondly to direct traffic: people, cars, trucks, scooters and now a middle-aged couple, with their own private priest, pushing a wheelchair carrying an elderly man holding a large bottle with yellow liquid between his feet … Then as quickly the crowds peter out, the lines are freed, the ramps roar back up ...
Jewel in the Crown
... little restaurant/bar on the side of the road looking out over the bay and decided it was time for a Greek beer - and it was bloody good!
Perhaps the other reason this place was so memorable for me was that during that afternoon I received a text from Terri, my boss saying the submission we had prepared - most of it done by me - had been successful in the Regional Queensland Training Awards and we'd won the ...
Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking
- Kitchenette