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ATHENS
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PELOPONNESE
May 4
May 5
May 6
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May 8
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NAXOS
May 10
May 11
May 12
May 13
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May 15

SANTORINI
May 16
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May 8 - Athens and the Acropolis
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Didn't sleep very well last night (who left the balcony door open?) and awoke to the sound of church bells ringing......10 ft. away! KALIMERA!

After many coffees we were off to the travel agent to book ferrys from Athens to Naxos, Naxos to Santorini, and a flight from Santorini back to Athens :(

That taken care of, we went to the Acropolis and incredibly, found it somewhat boring. We've just seen so many amazing places the last four days, and without the crowds to boot!
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We had a chance meeting with Dick, Beth, Dave and Cathy (from our tour group) while there. Dick had returned from the tour to discover that his horse had gone off at 70-1 in it's maiden race. Soulmate came seventh but was not running a comfortable distance. I quickly asked Dick to let us know when he found the right distance - as Jane and I would like an e:mail pronto for our chance to get rich.

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After a couple of pictures we were off, only to soon find ourselves back at 'our' taverna - chatting with other Canadian travellers. Of course, Terrys was happy to see us again (who wouldn't be?). We wrote postcards and had plenty of beer and sunshine (again). Great place, this - we'll be back for dinner! I don't think that I wrote this much in high school, but I've been swept up by the travel bug now.

It's almost time to go back to our hotel (Adams) to freshen up for dinner. Yassas!



Travel to Athens, Greece with GreeceJournals.comI'm back! After a couple more beers (Terrys has been good enough to keep the mugs on ice), we headed back to the hotel for a siesta. The phone woke us up a couple of hours later and it turned out to be George and Sonia calling from the bar downstairs. We had planned to meet them for dinner tomorrow, so this was a pleasant surprise! We ended up at our usual taverna, where George did an admirable job ordering dinner. Get this - I ate octopus, among other Greek delicacies. While sitting at the open window, Jane spotted Marie, who joined us. Marie had also found our hotel and left us a note. After dinner (which was veeeery good) Terrys brought over ouzo, courtesy of the owner. Again, I was forced to drink Sonias for her. Then it was off to Brettos where we sampled 17 year old brandy. We purchased a big bottle of seven star Metaxa, and a smaller bottle of 35 year old Brettos brandy. Quite tipsy now, we say Kalispera and head back to the hotel. We've all agreed to meet again in two years and rent a house in Crete.


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