Tag: greece

  • For a relaxing time, make it Santorini time

    14 Jul 2007 » 7 min read

    Written at about 7:30 AM local time on July 14 We were told by numerous people, crew and passenger alike, that Santorini was the most beautiful of all of the Greek islands we visited–and certainly the most unique. I, for one, was not disappointed. We were warned that there would be large crowds and long…

  • Departing Santorini

    13 Jul 2007 » 1 min read

    No time to post right now. We spent the day in Santorini and it was an amazing place. More later. Moderate seas tonight, and we are “at sea” all day tomorrow. I’ll get caught up on posting tomorrow. Going drinking tonight…

  • All Rhodes lead to Rome

    12 Jul 2007 » 2 min read

    Written at about 7:45 PM local time As you may have guessed, we were in Rhodes, Greece today. We got in very early in the morning and when I woke up, sometime around 8 AM, people were already getting off the ship to go into the city. Rhodes, like Dubrovnik, is a walled city. Because…

  • Mykonos: A day at the beach

    10 Jul 2007 » 3 min read

    Posted at 3:50 PM local time I got a good night’s sleep last night, except for the dream that I was shot in the back by a drug dealer. Aside from that, however, I slept very well and I slept in until 9 AM and decided to forgo breakfast. Instead, Jen, Jason and I headed…

  • A day in Athens

    09 Jul 2007 » 8 min read

    Written at about 8 PM on July 9 Wow! Today was an incredible day. I have read about ancient Greece and Greek history so much and today there was some payoff. Athens and Sparta are the two big cities you always read about (and arch enemies at that) and today I got to spend the…

  • A day in Katakolon

    09 Jul 2007 » 4 min read

    Posted at about 4:34 PM local time on July 9. Last night, Jen, Jason and I met up on deck 15 where they had the Movies Under the Stars. There are very comfortably padded lounge chairs all around the deck and facing the screen. They even hand out blankets if it is cold. Jen and…