We had a whopping 15 hours in Mykonos so we had a bit of a lie in and met at 9 am. Well, I say lie in but really it consisted of me jumping out of bed every 5 minutes from about 6:45 am to check the changing light as the sun rose above the hills. [Read more…]
High Seas: Day 7, Iraklion Crete
Well, here we are in Crete! We are taking it easy today. In fact our only objective was to find WiFi!
So here we are sipping on a frapé in the main square of Iraklion. Needless to say it is hot! [Read more…]
High Seas: Day 2, Rhodes
We woke up to the nearing coastline of Rhodes. Luckily our starboard balconies provided the perfect vantage point since there were perfect views of the old town and port area. Beautiful!
High Seas: Day 1, Depart from Athens
With Wednesday being a holiday (The Assumption), we had no trouble getting to the port at Piraeus in good time. The four of us – and more importantly all of our luggage – miraculously fit in one taxi. The fare was 20 euros and we were dropped right in the middle of the chaos!! People everywhere!! And luggage!!
Hilly Finale in Athens
In complete contrast to the day before, this morning had us making our way up the hill to the Acropolis at 7:30 am! We went to the entrance on the Plaka side and arrived with about ten minutes to spare before the opening time of 8 am. This is when we learned that water cost 3 euros up there. There are fountains inside though so luckily we didn’t waste that money!
Food Coma in Athens
ugh. It was seriously a struggle to do anything productive the day after our feast with Eleni and Vagelis! And I swear it was all over eating – not over drinking! We actually had very little to drink (when you consider what we are capable of if we put our minds to it!!!)
Athens: Olympic Proportions
Wow. So our first “full” day in Athens was eventful to say the least! We had a leisurely morning with breakfast on the roof of the hotel overlooking Mitropoli and the Acropolis (of course!) For 5 euros the breakfast was amazing – yogurt with honey, a toastie, a bun with butter and cherry jam, coffee or tea, and juice. Even at 9 am we had to move into the shade from the heat!
The Long Voyage Back In Time: Madrid to Athens
Well, we made it to Greece!
Our trip was fairly uneventful but got off to a hilarious start at the bag drop at Barajas. The man checked us in and after returning our passports, asked for them back since he forgot to check for our visas. Visas? We asked. To which he replied that since we were going to St Petersburg, we needed visas. Naturally we reminded him that were going to Athens but then he started going on about China and transit…..we were killing ourselves trying not to laugh! It finally dawned on him that he was thinking of the people ahead of us in line. Very bizarre but a very good laugh!