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September 14, 2022 – Santorini, Greece
Walked around Fira and enjoyed the views. There are so many tourists, a bunch from at least four cruise ships. One of the photos is of natural sponges and blocks of pumice for sale along a main tourist clogged sidewalk. Mighty fine thick juice from a nectarine, banana, and orange. Had it by the pool.…
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September 13, 2022 – Santorini, Greece
Took a ferry from Heraklion, Crete to the island of Santorini about 30 miles north. It took two hours and I had a great front window seat. I’ve arrived too early to check in but I can sit by the pool and I can take a walk to kill time until the 3 PM check…
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September 12, 2022 – Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Today, a taxi driver I met yesterday drove me to the south coast of Crete about 60-70 miles south of Heraklion. The driver’s name is George. I couldn’t find a bus that had a route where I wanted to go and since George offered the service yesterday, I called him this morning. I wanted to…
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September 11, 2022 – Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Visited the ancient Minoan site of Knossos near Heraklion. There was a great palace here about 2000 BC and later. There’s been some restoration. This is the most visited site on Crete for good reason. Went to the old fort on the sea. It’s called Koules Fortress and it has very stout walls. It was…
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September 10, 2022 – Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Flew from Athens to Heraklion, Crete early this afternoon. Flight was about 40 minutes. Taking a ferry would have taken at least 8 hours. Crete is Greece’s largest island and where the Greek god Zeus, the head honcho, was said to have been born. Visited the Heraklion Archeological Museum which features stuff from the Minoan…
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September 9, 2022 – Meteora to Athens, Greece
The two day tour I was on went to the monasteries at Meteora in central Greece. The monasteries are pretty incredible. They’re built on top of rock pinnacles hundreds of feet above the surrounding valley. They were built there in the early days of Christianity first to protect themselves from the Romans and after 400…
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September 8, 2022 – Athens to Meteora, Greece
Today, joined a small tour group to go to Delphi, about 100 miles NW from Athens. Ancient Delphi was where the Oracle spouted vague answers to questions brought before her. Some of the questioners were very notable people. I believe, Hadrian, the emperor of the Roman Empire was one. Alexander the Great was another. One…
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September 7, 2022 – Athens, Greece
Visited The National Archeological Museum early this afternoon. It was one of those museums where you go into information overload. It was the history of Greece told mainly by pottery. I could certainly tell how the pieces became more and more sophisticated with time. There was even some Egyptian stuff. It was a good visit.…
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September 6, 2022 – Athens, Greece
Walked from my Airbnb to the Acropolis Museum, two minutes away. The museum holds the real stuff from the Parthenon and Acropolis. Copies occupy the original places but there’s a lot more in the museum. Many original items from the Acropolis are in other museums all over the world. The British took a lot of…
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September 5, 2022 – Athens, Greece
Visited the Acropolis early this afternoon. Temples, sanctuaries, two amphitheaters, alters, and more buildings. What great history was made in this area. I’ve done some reading to review what the ancient Greeks accomplished but I need to do more. One great thing Americans have done is add arms to statues. Okay, it might not have…
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