Athens

capital city of Greece

Flashing Scandal Exposed In Greece?

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He’s clearly not amused, while she’s got a wry smile on her face, and the serpent seems quite curious.

“I have no objection to anyone’s sex life as long as they don’t practice it in the street and frighten the horses.”

  – Oscar Wilde 1854-1900

Let me take you back to an amusing discovery I made in the excellent Acropolis Museum in Athens when I was there in February.

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Exploring Athens The Old-school Way: On Foot

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The City of Athens sprawls like this in every direction from the Lycabettus Hill, perhaps the best viewing platform in the city at about a thousand feet. Only about a 30-minute walk from my house.

I’m breaking in a new pair of hiking boots so walking has been my principal mode of transportation of late. But that’s OK since walking through unfamilar cityscapes is one of my favorite travel pastimes.

So far so good with my new bargain boots.

I’ve been in Athens now for a week. You’ve probably seen my first post on the Acropolis; now I’ve got some other photos taken on various other walks, starting with the Wednesday open market on Kavlou Street, in the Gizi neighborhood of the city, where I live.

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Farewell Crete, Hello Athens! With Cairo On The Horizon

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The Boutakas River begins in the White Mountains of western Crete, flows through the village of Vrisses, and empties into the Mediterranean off the coast of Crete. This scene is a few steps from the door of where I stayed for the past nine days in the lovely village of Vrisses.

Sunday I leave Crete for an 11-day stay in Athens.

Although it was my second time on the island of Crete, I previously had not given myself the opportunity to spend any time in Athens outside of a few layovers in airports.

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