We’re done here and headed back to Athens tomorrow and then out to Naxos by ferry. It’s the start of our unplanned portion of the trip. We have a few free hours in Athens tomorrow and Ron has decided to go to the Archaeological Museum and I have decided to go anywhere else. So far, […]
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I contribute to the conversation and also tour Delphi
I feel we’ve reached a new level of comfort in the touring van with George. Sometimes Ron or George will post a question, just for fun, about identifying the Roman counterpart to a Greek god or a historical event of any sort, just to see if I can answer the question. And I, cocooned in […]
Supplementing my history knowledge
We started our day out in Nafplio, taking some time to tour the Palamidi castle ruins. George offered us the chance to climb the 999 steps up and I was embarrassed to confess that I have too many injuries to take it on. But I bet some of you would: Then we moved on to […]
The eternal battle: ancient history or modern culture
We finished off our day in Athens with an initiation to my new favorite food: Greek yogurt and honey, offered to us free of charge by our Athens restaurant. We were so appreciative that they then brought us a couple of glasses of ouzo, which I was less enthusiastic about but I did try to […]