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Marathon Delphi, Greece Top Three Travel Experiences?
On Monday, January 21, 2013 2:56:54 AM UTC, Dan Stephenson wrote:
On 2013-01-20 14:02:05 -0600, Poetic Justice said: Dan*Stephenson wrote; -- but *Greece* itself is just incredible! And furthermore all the myths are set there. Including modern day Marathon Race myths:-). http://tinyurl.com/bcuje9k It's a nice blogpost on the myth of the 490BC Marathon battle site to Athens messenger run that didn't happen. I suppose it's possible that a messenger was sent but even if so, it was such a very minor event that it wasn't recorded nor was the runner's name. Plus a 26mi run was a 'cake walk' for those messengers and if he dropped dead at the end of it he was in the wrong line of work:-). Regards, Walter True, there were professional runners in those days, however, if I remember the history of the situation, the Greeks were very concerned the Persians were going to go around Cape Sounion and land near Athens itself. The runner wasn't just bringing word of the victory. He was also giving a warning, so maybe time was more of the essence and he didn't jog the whole way, but sprinted? One's person's hypothesis. Visiting the Marathon site was one of my favorite experiences in Greece. It was so COOL to drive down the beach drive and ahead of me was the very beach where the Persians landed! And there is a great little museum a little inland that houses the very Ionic column erected in commemoration of the victory. How cool is that. A bit to the south/west is the mound of the Plateans and some cool tombs. I am in love with Britain, but, my, Greece is so special. If only it had British weather, it would be perfect! I hate the Greek sun, it is brighter than any other sun I've experienced. It must be all the light colored rock at the sites I visit, reflecting the sunshine. -- Dan Stephenson http://stepheda.com Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too) We go to Greece to escape the Brit weather! :-)) |
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Marathon Delphi, Greece Top Three Travel Experiences?
On 1/21/2013 4:06 AM, Martin wrote:
On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:56:54 -0600, Dan Stephenson I am in love with Britain, but, my, Greece is so special. If only it had British weather, it would be perfect! I hate the Greek sun, it is brighter than any other sun I've experienced. It must be all the light colored rock at the sites I visit, reflecting the sunshine. If Scotland had Greek weather it would be perfect too. If Scotland had Greek weather, I'd wither. |
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Marathon Delphi, Greece Top Three Travel Experiences?
On 1/21/2013 4:24 PM, Martin wrote:
wrote: On 1/21/2013 4:06 AM, Martin wrote: On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:56:54 -0600, Dan Stephenson I am in love with Britain, but, my, Greece is so special. If only it had British weather, it would be perfect! I hate the Greek sun, it is brighter than any other sun I've experienced. It must be all the light colored rock at the sites I visit, reflecting the sunshine. If Scotland had Greek weather it would be perfect too. If Scotland had Greek weather, I'd wither. but be midge free. Unlike others in the area, we have midge-proof screens on our windows (I made them). We also have midge-proof jackets, so that when I work in the garden and wake up thousands of the beasties, they can't get to me. |
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Marathon Delphi, Greece Top Three Travel Experiences? Ummm.......
On 2013-01-21 03:06:15 -0600, Martin said:
On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:56:54 -0600, Dan Stephenson wrote: I am in love with Britain, but, my, Greece is so special. If only it had British weather, it would be perfect! I hate the Greek sun, it is brighter than any other sun I've experienced. It must be all the light colored rock at the sites I visit, reflecting the sunshine. If Scotland had Greek weather it would be perfect too. Hey what is wrong with Scotland weather? The only time I think I'd dislike is midge-hatching season. -- Dan Stephenson http://stepheda.com Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too) |
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Midges Marathon Delphi, Greece Top Three Travel Experiences? Ummm.......
On 2013-01-21 15:47:38 -0600, Martin said:
If Scotland had Greek weather it would be perfect too. If Scotland had Greek weather, I'd wither. but be midge free. Unlike others in the area, we have midge-proof screens on our windows (I made them). We also have midge-proof jackets, so that when I work in the garden and wake up thousands of the beasties, they can't get to me. We have mosquito netting on all our windows and on a bedroom balcony door. Seriously, my last post was prior to seeing this traffic. I missed midge season, purposely, but I did encounter some when I visited Ireland. Fortunately, midges fly more slowly than a brisk walk! I was at the Ladies' View beauty spot, would take a picture, jog around in a wide circle to lead the midges away, dash back to the photo position, take a picture; repeat; repeat; jump back into the car. heh -- Dan Stephenson http://stepheda.com Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too) |
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Midges Marathon Delphi, Greece Top Three Travel
On 1/21/2013 8:19 PM, Dan Stephenson wrote:
I missed midge season, purposely, but I did encounter some when I visited Ireland. Fortunately, midges fly more slowly than a brisk walk! I was at the Ladies' View beauty spot, would take a picture, jog around in a wide circle to lead the midges away, dash back to the photo position, take a picture; repeat; repeat; jump back into the car. heh Lee Valley has excellent lightweight midge-protection gear. |
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Marathon Delphi, Greece Top Three Travel Experiences?
On 1/21/2013 8:11 PM, Dan Stephenson wrote:
On 2013-01-21 03:06:15 -0600, Martin said: On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:56:54 -0600, Dan Stephenson wrote: I am in love with Britain, but, my, Greece is so special. If only it had British weather, it would be perfect! I hate the Greek sun, it is brighter than any other sun I've experienced. It must be all the light colored rock at the sites I visit, reflecting the sunshine. If Scotland had Greek weather it would be perfect too. Hey what is wrong with Scotland weather? The only time I think I'd dislike is midge-hatching season. Late January isn't so great, either. But the rest of the time, I love it. |
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Top Three Travel Experiences? Ummm.........
On 01/05/2013 03:14 AM, Dan Stephenson wrote:
(1) The vision westward over the Santorini caldera at sunset, from the cliffside in Fira. What a spectacular vision. It is hard to imagine such a sight could exist contained within one's eyes: http://stepheda.com/Grand_Tour_2002_...Photos.html#26 (2) Atop the circuit walls of ancient Messene, in the Peloponnese of Greece. Connect with biting tragic history, alone atop the ancient smooth stonework, in the wind: http://stepheda.com/Grand_Tour_2009/...ay_64.html#144 (3) In the heather in Cornwall, near a megalithic monument. I hope to go out with this image in my mind. http://stepheda.com/England_2006/Day_7.html#3 What are you top experiences travelling in Europe? A group of us are walking across Europe.. bit by bit. The route is following the Camino Santiago. Due to work commitments, we walk for two to three weeks every two years, go home, then travel back to the last point we reached. Starting at Lake Constance in Switzerland, we have reached the village of Saugues in France, some 200 km southwest of Lyon. On 2013-01-04 15:25:25 -0600, Stephen Ellenson said: ....... does anyone actually discuss travel in this newsgroup anymore????? |
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Marathon Delphi, Greece Top Three Travel Experiences? Ummm.......
On 2013-01-22 02:36:03 -0600, Martin said:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:11:30 -0600, Dan Stephenson wrote: On 2013-01-21 03:06:15 -0600, Martin said: On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:56:54 -0600, Dan Stephenson wrote: I am in love with Britain, but, my, Greece is so special. If only it had British weather, it would be perfect! I hate the Greek sun, it is brighter than any other sun I've experienced. It must be all the light colored rock at the sites I visit, reflecting the sunshine. If Scotland had Greek weather it would be perfect too. Hey what is wrong with Scotland weather? The only time I think I'd dislike is midge-hatching season. Force 8 gale Max 16C torrential rain for the whole of the first week of August when at the same time it was around 30C in N Yorkshire? Sounds exciting! -- Dan Stephenson http://stepheda.com Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too) |
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Marathon Delphi, Greece Top Three Travel Experiences? Ummm.......
On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:25:11 +0100, Martin wrote in post :
: Force 8 gale Max 16C torrential rain for the whole of the first week of August when at the same time it was around 30C in N Yorkshire? Sounds exciting! It was in a 28' sailing boat. I read that as 28" at first. Gave me a bit of a surprise -- Tim C. |
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