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Greece
September 2003
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We visited the Kalamata region in the Peloponnese peninsula, the
Cycladic islands of Syros, Tinos, Mykonos, Naxos, and Santorini, and concluded
with 2 days in Athens
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The Peloponnese Peninsula
We began our trip with a drive to the
beachside village of Petalidi, where our friend Lambrini lives. Petalidi is about 15 minutes south of
Kalamata, a city famous for its olives and figs
The Corinth Canal
Lambrini (center) with
friends from way back when…
The Monastery at Petalidi
One of thousands of roadside chapels
Petalidi cemetery
What they do to your body
after you’ve been dead for about 5 years (right)
The fort at Koroni, south of Petalidi,
and a seaside café at dusk
Syros
The island of Syros, about 85 nautical miles east of Athens, is the
capital of the Cycladic island group in the Aegean sea. The beautiful main town of Hermoupolis
contains neoclassical mansions, cobblestone streets, a miniature replica of La
Scala in Milan, great cafés, and breathtaking views from every angle
The view of Agios Nikolaos Bay from our
hotel room
Narrow byways of Syros
Colorful houses at Ano (upper) Syros, a
hilltop Roman Catholic village, built in the 13th century by the
Venetians
A door at Ano Syros, about 4 feet tall
and 2 feet wide
Hermoupolis town with Ano Syros on the
hilltop
Tinos
Tinos is
known as the Holy Island of the Virgin Mary.
On the two most holy holidays of each year, March 25 and August 15, the
small island gets so saturated by Greek
Orthodox, that people just sleep on the streets
The road to the Panagia Evangelista
church
The Greek Orthodox use this roadway to
approach this sacred hilltop church on their knees
The Panagia Evangelista (1823), where an
icon of the Virgin Megalochari appeared in 1822
Mykonos
One of the most popular travel destinations in the Mediterranean,
Mykonos is a great cosmopolitan place with a picturesque port, a labyrinth of
narrow alleyways, tons of white and blue cuboid houses, a collection of famous
windmills, a very colorful night-life, and plenty of charm
Mykonos Windmills
“Little Venice”
“Petros the Pelican”
Super Paradise Beach
We rented scooters
Naxos
The largest and most fertile of the Cyclades islands, Naxos is full
of charming hillside villages, miles of virgin beach, cliffs sinking suddenly
into the sea, and the best chocolate crêpes!!!
Naxos Town, called “Chora”
Our hotel at Stelida beach
The Portara (door), Temple of Apollo, 6th
century BC
A Naxos Sunset
Napping Kitties
The Sanctuary of Dimitrius
Male statue (called “Kouros”) of the god
Apollo, laying in the same spot where it was abandoned in 600BC
Roaming mare
Medieval alleyways in the Venetian
Kastro (castle), 1207.
Its manor houses are still inhabited
almost exclusively by Roman Catholic descendants
Santorini
Santorini’s crescent shape is the result of a volcano that
violently erupted around 1500BC.
The inner side of the
caldera is 1875 feet at its highest point (the Sears tower is 1400 ft)
Fira Town (left) and Oia village (right)
Fira Town
Oía village where we stayed
The volcano center
Santorini’s famous sunset
Athens
View of the Acropolis, from our Athens
hotel (it looked much closer from our hotel room)
Athens’ flea market in the Monastiraki
A stroll down memory lane for Bucky as we visited his old school in
Halandri, his home on Kolokotroni Street, and his boyhood friend, Yiannis
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