GORTYS:   Bummer..... closed for the night so we need to come back tomorrow!! The archaeological site of Gortys is lying in the platea…

David and I left the  motel after a great breakfast in their upstairs area.   We walked to the bus line and quickly found the b…

We caught the plane at about 7 AM the next morning.  We got to the airport so early we saw the sun rise over the tarmack....  There was no …

This was not where I intended to stay, but my guide book hotel had closed for the season. We walked and looked-no success. Feeling a minor disaster c…

After breakfast the next morning we decided to go on a tour that took us to the caldera onto one of the islands and to a hot springs ....  …

Villa Manos was a real find for us. We rode a ferry with a man that had a reservation there and we decided to try it. (It was 2:30 AM in the morni…

David, Ben and I boarded the new ferry.   It was a long ride......   David and I accidently lost Ben when we first got on the boa…

We drove into Fira from Villa Manos.   It was a fun drive..... the businesses were lined on the streets and I loved looking at th…

David's book on Greek Islands described Syros with words like "scruffy,  little of interest, it is worth the look if only to capture t…

We were sad that it was our last day in Mykonos.  We no longer had the little Smart car so we wandered around the town.   We went to t…

David and I got up early..... we were excited because we would be going to Delos today..... our dream destination for several years.....  We wal…

After the Oxi parade, David and I went down to our little Smart car to start touring the island....  David insisted on driving straight up above…

Mykonos is a friendly and fun place.   We wanted to make sure we got to see the Oxi Parade on the old dock waterfront.  We went down e…

David and I shopped a little in the morning and stopped by the ferry office to check on any ferries to Mykonos.... We were surprised to find the next…

HOORAY!   David and I had a mini-meetup with Stratis.    We called and agreed to meet at 7 PM.....  We met at the Mones…

David and I spent 6 hours at the National Archeological Museum....   We photographed and looked to our heart's content.  We took a qui…

David and I ate at the Oscar Motel buffet and watched an incredibly mature and well manner girls team of soccer players eat.  They were polite a…

We decided to take a little train that ran through the downtown area..... it was called the sunshine Express and it started at aiolou and andrianou s…

We were so excited to be back in Athens:  Although it's a large city it is very easy to use their public transportation to travel. …

As we drove on towards Naphlio we passed the ancient site of Tiryns.....  It appeared to be a huge area with immense wall blocks....  We tu…

Eventually we arrived in Nafplio....  It is such a nice town....  It was late so we decided to just have a nice dinner instead of walking t…

  We left the ship early and got into the car....  We had decided to drive to Naphlia .... originally the ship was supposed to be docked th…

In Korinth aka Corinth we rented a car... we paid a small fortune.   The man would not budge from his price...  he is only car re…

After we went to Nemea we continued towards Mycenae.  As we traveled I saw a little roadside stand that had bottles of what appeared to be wine.…

Delphi Museum is a must see. We have been twice and still feel like we didn't see it all. We feel it is beneficial to see the museum first then…

Itea is a cute little town....  We walked across the railroad tracks from the wharf into downtown.  As we walked to the bus station we saw …

This is the day we were supposed to go to Olympia:  unfortunately Illias was on strike and the site and museum of Olympia decided to show their …

CORINTH CANAL David and I got up at 4:30 AM to watch the ship go through the Corinth Canal.  We were really interested in how the ship crew set…

David and I arrived at 11 AM at the Athens Airport.... Neither of us had slept and we were walking into walls we were so tired.   One of …