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April 1, 2010 — Getting to Greece
The Parthenon from the Keraimekos Cemetery in Athens. Getting there is half the fun April 1, 2010, midday We have gotten as far as the Milan airport – it’s a gray day – … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Greece, travel
Tagged Athens, Greece, Hadrian's Arch, Lycabettus Hill, mastic wine, Milan, Syntagma Square, taverna
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March 29, 2010 — Getting ready for Greece
The island and city of Poros, taken from the ferry — what we were looking forward to seeing. . . . Just getting to Greece is an adventure. Here are the first few installments of our travelogue for the Athens trip, … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Greece, travel
Tagged Anchorage snow, Athens, Greece, Greek language, Lufthansa, March
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April 4, 2010 — Athenian Easter
April 4, 2010: Athenian Easter and other notes from Jim and Teri A street in the Plaka, the old section of Athens. At the top of the Acropolis is the Parthenon. The trees are just getting their spring leaves, and the sun is … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Greece, travel
Tagged Acropolis, Athens, Bubo, Clash of the Titans, Easter, Epitafios, Kerameikos, Olympic Plaza, Parthenon, Plaka
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April 23, 2010 — Fishing boats and ferries — Poros
April 23, 2010: Poros — Fishing boats and ferries Poros harbor. Six-thirty in the morning was half-light in Athens, with the Acropolis set against Homer’s “rosy-fingered dawn.” A few birds were awake enough to sing, but none of the people on the … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, travel
Tagged Apollon Hellas, Athens, Carbon Golden Flour, ferries, Fishing boats, Mediterranean, Piraeus, Poros
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