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  Monday October 3 rd .   The plantar fasciitis is a lingering reminder of what it is like to walk on cobble stones and uneven rock for close to 3 weeks. The knee pain is a lingering reminder of the spacious seating arrangements provided by Air Transat.   The trip to Greece had its moments and luckily they did not involve guys with machetes or falls down waterfalls.   My last trip to Greece was a whirlwind tour by bus and cruise ship (although cruise ship might be a slight overstatement now that we know better!) with little more than 6 hours at each destination. This trip did afford a full 3 days on most of the islands- still not enough to do a thorough exploration-but enough to savour the finer details at leisure. Yours truly in front of the Parthenon   Coming from a country where history is measured by a few centuries and where we fight to preserve historic buildings because they are 50 years old, it is hard to wrap ones head around a country where 1500BC i...

Detail shot of archeological work under museum Parthenon with way too many tourists!! Temple on Acropolis Acropolis at night Hadrian's Gate Parthenon with Theatre in foreground Wednesday 9pm Although it has been 9 years since my last visit to this city, it did not take long to reacquaint myself with the various streets and landmarks. While it has hardly changed since 2002, a trip to Athens would not be complete without a visit to the Parthenon. The route from the hotel followed one of the major streets and passed a number of significant landmarks including the National Gallery, the Parliament Buildings and an ancient Roman arch known as Hadrian’s Gate. Joining a mass of several hundred tourists The National something or other!! Parthenon Museum (mostly cruise ship visitors) we ascended the cobbled streets leading to the western entrance to the Acropolis. Arriving at the upper part of the plateau by way of a building known as the Propylaea, one cannot fail to be impressed by the sig...

Tuesday Sept 27 th Little Venice- Mykonos Monday was basically a lazy day at the beach with little excitement until 4pm when we hopped a bus into town for a look around at the various sights for which Mykonos is known. A series of old windmills and an area called Little Venice usually make interesting photo ops. However a cold north wind with some fairly high gusts made walking and even standing a little difficult. Waves were crashing onto the patios of various bars and restaurants in Little Venice area.   Seeking shelter a few streets in, the walk became a lot more pleasant. By 5pm stores were beginning to re-open from their afternoon “siesta” however as Mykonos is primarily a cruise destination, prices tend to be higher than Rhodes and Crete.  Settling on an early supper, we chose a seafood tavern in one of the smaller squares. Two crazy birds-Mykonos   A large platter of grilled fish, shrimp, calamari and smelt was adequately filling and quite tasty. An extra for the e...