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 […]
Toilets in Athens vs. Istanbul: an empirical analysis
We had one day, basically, to see Athens before we are picked up tomorrow morning by Private Greece Tours for our 5 day trek around Nafplio, Delphi and Kalambaka. That meant we had to cover the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum and all the guidebooks indicated we needed hours for these two sites. I was […]
