Closing Doors
Had a few additional door images, so it seemed like a good way to end things.
with apologies
Had a few additional door images, so it seemed like a good way to end things.
The last day in Athens dawned sunny and cool. We had decided the night before that we would have a leisurely morning, find a nice breakfast spot, view the changing of the guards at the Parliament building, explore the Ancient… Read moreAthens: End of the Journey
In 1966, Scott and I visited the Acropolis. We had the place to ourselves and there were no restrictions on where you could or couldn’t go. We posed then. Fifty-one years later, we posed again.
Rick Steves says that the Athens Archaeological Museum is one of the best museums in the world, and our experience today could do nothing to refute that. I’d certainly rank it as the best museum I’ve ever visited, both in… Read moreAthens: The Archaeological Museum
The first full day in Athens was cloudless and on the cool side, so what could be better than walking to the Acropolis? Scott and I had been there fifty-one years ago (long story) so it closed a few circles… Read moreAthens: The Acropolis and Environs
We left our comfortable flat in Nafplio for the drive to Athens, the final stop in the journey. We made a quick stop at the Corinth Canal but wanted to get to Athens in time for some afternoon exploration. Our… Read moreAnd then, Athens
Nafplio is a town that grows on you. It’s not a picturesque mountain town or coastal village like the ones that we have been experiencing—it has a number of moderate high-rise apartments (we’re staying in one), a shipping port, and… Read moreNafplio
Other than one night in the beautiful mountain village of Dimitsana, our accomodations have been on the water. Much of our driving has been along one coastline or another along the many bays, harbors, and seas. Greeks have a special… Read moreWater Water Everywhere
Just some more doors.
A pleasant drive through the mountains from Monemvasia brought us to the port city of Nafplio on the upper western coast of the Argolid peninsula. Nafplio is a largely modern city with an Old Town section that surrounds the port… Read moreNafplio