Greek Trip - Day 24
September 27, 2012 - The last two days have been well into the 30s. So today we went up to the Acropolis (free admission, I don't know why) e...
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Greek Trip - Day 23
September 26, 2012 - Today was the day of the general strike, and even though you may have seen news clips, we were not aware of any demonstr...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 22
September 25, 2012 - We arrived in Athens last night after a 6 1/2 hour ferry ride from Santorini. Today we are in the midst of a general str...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 21
September 24, 2012 - This was our last full day in the Greek Islands. Veda and Grace went on a volcano and hot springs excursion, which took...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 20
September 23, 2012 - We are now in Fira, the capital of Santorini. This town is also perched on the edge of the caldera, as the attached phot...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 19
September 22, 2012 - Today was a bit cooler, but yet it was sunny and clear. We paid a morning vist to Oia town, then went to Fira (the next...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 18
September 21, 2012 - This morning began at dawn in Oia. Afterwards, we stopped in Fira, the next town along the edge of the caldera, where th...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 17
September 20, 2012 - Hello from fantastic Santorini,
We spent the day in Oia (the Greeks spell it "Ia") this morning and this evening, enjoy...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 16
September 19, 2012 - Today we relaxed in the morning before boarding the ferry to Santorini, with a short stop at Ios. The approach to Santor...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 15
September 18, 2012 - After today's beach session, we drove into Naxos town. We had dinner below the Kastro (castle) on a nice terrace overloo...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 14
September 17, 2012 - Hello from Naxos,
I'm sending this from a beachfront restaurant on Tuesday because I've had problems with Internet acce...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 13
September 16, 2012 - Hello again from the balcony of our guest house in Prokopios, Naxos. Ted and I are here doing this missive and occasiona...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 12
September 15, 2012 - Greetings from Naxos. I'm sending this message while sitting outdoors on a porch next to a road on a windy night. Why, m...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 11
September 14, 2012 - Hello from Mykonos:
Another day enjoying the sights of this town (Hora, which is the name of the main town and port). O...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 10
September 13, 2012 - This was our first full day here, though it seems like we've been here much longer. We spent the day wandering the narro...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 9
September 12, 2012 - Dateline Hora, Mykonos:
We left Syros just before noon today and rode the ferry to Mykonos (about 75 minutes, with one...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 8
September 11, 2012 - Dateline Finikas, Syros:
It was another clear sunny and hot day in the Greek Islands.
We were up and at what we though...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 7
September 10, 2012 - Dateline Finikas, Syros:
Well, we made it through the night voyage, but not without having to endure Greek organization...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 6
September 09, 2012 - Symi, our ferry's first port of call.
Dateline Patmos:
We left Rhodes this morning at 8:30 on the catamaran (a hig...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 5
September 08, 2012 - Dateline Rhodes:
Today was another day like yesterday - sunny, clear, and hot. It was 32C at 9:30 this morning.
We lef...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 4
September 07, 2012 - Hello from Grace and Veda (...and Carl and Ted of course!),
Despite our slow start to the day we were able to see qui...
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Greek Islands Trip - Day 3
September 06, 2012 - Dateline Rhodes:
Today was our first full day in the Greek Islands. Seems like we've been here much longer.
We took a...
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Greek Islands Trip - Arrival
September 05, 2012 - Dateline Rhodes:
After a long flight, we landed in Athens this morning, 10:50 local time and 3:20 EDT.
We were met at...
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Travels to Greece - Departure
September 04, 2012 - Hello from Pearson Airport,
We are at the airport awaiting our plane departure to Athens.
Veda and I are here with Gra...
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Trip to Greece - Picture of the Day
September 03, 2012 - This September, my wife, Veda, and I are travelling to the Greek Islands. We are accompanied by our niece, Grace, and go...
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