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A detailed travelogue of our recent trip to Greece: Athens, Delphi,
Olympia, Peloponnese, Gialova, Mystras, Messene, Porto Heli, Mycene, Nafplio http://www.molon.de/travelogues/Greece/2007/ -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe |
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"Alfred Molon" wrote in message
... A detailed travelogue of our recent trip to Greece: Athens, Delphi, Olympia, Peloponnese, Gialova, Mystras, Messene, Porto Heli, Mycene, Nafplio http://www.molon.de/travelogues/Greece/2007/ -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe Very nice site - thanks for that. I'm sorry that the weather wasn't better. That you were planning to spend only one hour at Delphi really surprises me, but at least you stayed quite a bit longer. For me, Olympia was even better than Delphi, and I spent probably five times as long as the one hour you took to peruse this enormously interesting site - and I even ran out of time to visit the museum. Much of your journey is similar to a trip I envisage taking with my wife during the late spring (i.e. about he same time you went) one year, but we would be travelling light, and will be using the trains and busses. When I was in the area a few years ago I considered it so beautiful and interesting that I didn't finish exploring the Peleponnese itself: I decided to wait and do it with my wife later on. You seem to be slightly critical of Greek food: but do bear in mind that Greeks seem to thrive on it, and that we in Britain keep hearing about Mediterranean diets to reduce the risk of heart attacks and so on. I'm very surprised that you couldn't buy a GSM card for your mobile in Athens, just because the shops were shut. In Crete (which I know better) you can often pick these up at the remarkably well-stocked kiosks. May I finally just add that the train journey from Tripoli to Argos is quite incredible, at least for the first half of the journey! And of course, a visit to a performance at Epidavros in the season really mustn't be missed. Henry. |
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@sneakeLEAVETHISOUTmail.com says... "Alfred Molon" wrote in message ... A detailed travelogue of our recent trip to Greece: Athens, Delphi, Olympia, Peloponnese, Gialova, Mystras, Messene, Porto Heli, Mycene, Nafplio http://www.molon.de/travelogues/Greece/2007/ -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe Very nice site - thanks for that. I'm sorry that the weather wasn't better. That you were planning to spend only one hour at Delphi really surprises me, but at least you stayed quite a bit longer. For me, Olympia was even better than Delphi, and I spent probably five times as long as the one hour you took to peruse this enormously interesting site - and I even ran out of time to visit the museum. Much of your journey is similar to a trip I envisage taking with my wife during the late spring (i.e. about he same time you went) one year, but we would be travelling light, and will be using the trains and busses. When I was in the area a few years ago I considered it so beautiful and interesting that I didn't finish exploring the Peleponnese itself: I decided to wait and do it with my wife later on. You seem to be slightly critical of Greek food: but do bear in mind that Greeks seem to thrive on it, and that we in Britain keep hearing about Mediterranean diets to reduce the risk of heart attacks and so on. I'm very surprised that you couldn't buy a GSM card for your mobile in Athens, just because the shops were shut. In Crete (which I know better) you can often pick these up at the remarkably well-stocked kiosks. May I finally just add that the train journey from Tripoli to Argos is quite incredible, at least for the first half of the journey! And of course, a visit to a performance at Epidavros in the season really mustn't be missed. Thanks for the feedback. If you are interested to know, here is what I would have done differently now that I know more of the country: 1. on the day of the drive from Athens to Olympia via Delphi, just drive to Delphi, spend more time at the site and spend the night in Delphi. 2. The next day slowly drive to Olympia and spend the night there. Spend some more time in Olympia. 3. Skip the Bassae temple, as there is nothing to see but the road to get there is crazy. 4. Perhaps stay in Methoni instead of Gialova, because the beach is bigger and more accessible. 5. Stay around Nafplio in a nice hotel instead of Porto Heli, which lies too far away from everything. -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe |
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On 22 jun, 08:11, Alfred Molon wrote:
In article , says... 3. Skip the Bassae temple, as there is nothing to see but the road to get there is crazy. LOL. My then g/f and I stayed at a small hotel in Andritsena and organised a taxi to take us to the Temple at Bassae in time to see the sun rise. It is one of my most enduring images of Greece - truly a magical place, in terms of the architecture and the location. Maybe you better wait until Disney build a theme park in Greece before returning. It is completely contained in a huge plastic tent, with lots of scaffolding inside. In fact almost nobody visits it. I'm well aware of what it is and where it is. The temple was built at a certain place in the landscape that has its own significance (see eg http://omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu/m.../9303.227.html for some comments). The surrounding hills are not covered in scaffolding, I think? That nobody visits it is of no importance. Greece is not at theme park with attractions accessible to the drop-in vistor and refreshments available at every turn. Some homework is required. B; |
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skrev i melding Greece is not at theme park with attractions accessible to the drop-in vistor and refreshments available at every turn. Some homework is required. I understand what you are saying and I can also understand why the site was a disappointment. I had the same feeling arriving at Anavatos in Chios for the first time. The big community building on top was covered in plastic and rope, scaffolding everywhere and restauration going on. Huge disappointment! -Until I started to think about the dramatic history of the place, take in the views, look at what I _could_ see of the village and the plastic and the scaffolding wanished in a way. It is truly amazing to be in such a place when you know the history of it, no matter how much you see or not. -- Marianne |
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Following up to "Henry Hooray" :
You seem to be slightly critical of Greek food: "...and complaining about the food - "It's so greasy isn't it?" ..." things haven't changed much since 1972. -- Tim C. |
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Following up to "Marianne Kristiansen" :
It is truly amazing to be in such a place when you know the history of it, no matter how much you see or not. You go for the "culture", not the sights. There's more to that than a few rocks piled on or next to each other, there's the history, the tragic and trivial events that happened there. If you take the time, and look past the tourist veneer, like you did, you can see it. -- Tim C. |
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Following up to Martin :
and maybe even find the beach immediately in front of his hotel. :-) Before my first visit to Greece I bought amongst other guide books the Blue Guide to Greece and read it. I also re-read Ulysses and The Iliad I read Homer before my first island-hopping trip. It really helped with the sense of awe and appreciation of the relics. -- Tim C. |
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