Trip: Europe
There are [47] stories from my trip: Europe
GREECE | Sunday, 29 Jul 2012 | Photo Gallery
Olympia
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GREECE | Sunday, 29 Jul 2012 | Views [559]
I got up fairly early to get the bus from the centre of Corinth to the Isthmus bus station, only to find out that the buses to Olympia were full up and the next available seat was 12, a wait of 2.5 hours. The bus station is only a 5 minute walk to the ... Read more >
GREECE | Friday, 27 Jul 2012 | Photo Gallery
Corinth
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GREECE | Friday, 27 Jul 2012 | Views [1113]
Corinth, home of the ancient city state of the same name. There's actually 2 Corinths. Ancient Corinth, the original site was destroyed in the earthquake of 1858 and New Corinth was built after this, in and around the ancient Corinth.
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Tags: acrocorinth, corinth, greece, walk
GREECE | Wednesday, 25 Jul 2012 | Photo Gallery
Port Sounion
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GREECE | Wednesday, 25 Jul 2012 | Views [504]
It's my last day in Athens and I don't want to do anything too strenuous ahead of a blitz through Peloponnese. So it's another day trip. This time to Port Sounoin to see the Temple of Poseidon. Actually, I suspect it's only going to be a halfway trip, ... Read more >
Tags: athens, greece, sounion, temple of poseidon
GREECE | Tuesday, 24 Jul 2012 | Photo Gallery
Delphi
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GREECE | Tuesday, 24 Jul 2012 | Views [1315]
Today, I'm heading out to Delphi to see the ancient site of the Oracle. OK, it's not exactly Athens, more than 3 hours out in fact. The ancient Greek world considered Delphi a sacred site, an important a site of worship of Apollo. Delphi is also ... Read more >
Tags: apollo, athens, delphi, greece, unesco
GREECE | Monday, 23 Jul 2012 | Views [561]
It's the fourth day in a row of temperatures in the mid 30s. My plan revolves around doing as much as I can to justify being in Athens. Then as little as I can to justify leaving the lovely cool air condition piece of heaven that is my hotel room.... Read more >
Tags: athens, greece, kerameilkos, panathinaikos, parliament
GREECE | Sunday, 22 Jul 2012 | Photo Gallery
Athens
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GREECE | Sunday, 22 Jul 2012 | Views [1768]
It's a Saturday today and it's only now occurred to me that my plan to do the Acropolis on a weekend was a huge mistake. So I'm resolved to get up as early as possible to get to the Acropolis for the 8am opening time. Imagine my happiness when I get ... Read more >
Tags: acropolis, agora, athens, greece, hadrians library, museums, scams, temple of zeus, unesco
GREECE | Saturday, 21 Jul 2012 | Views [518]
I've decided to visit a couple of museums first instead of going straight to the Acropolis. By visiting the museums, seeing the exhibits and learning about the exhibitions, hopefully it'll put some of the archaeological sites in perspective. So ... Read more >
GREECE | Friday, 20 Jul 2012 | Views [868]
I still can't make up my mind about the transportation system in Turkey. There is something like 10,000km worth of railway tracks in the country and none of it goes anywhere I want to go. The only way to get from Çanakkale to Istanbul is by a 6-7 hour ... Read more >
Tags: athens, bus, canakkale, istanbul, turkey
TURKEY | Wednesday, 18 Jul 2012 | Photo Gallery
Canakkale
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TURKEY | Wednesday, 18 Jul 2012 | Views [1624]
Oh Troy, your tales of heroism, my childhood fantasies, I'll be enthralled till the days of lost memories. In my thoughts, your story sounds like the melody that sweetly play through my childhood dreams. Homer, it's all your fault. Putting all sorts ... Read more >
Tags: ancient history, canakkale, gallipoli, troy, turkey
TURKEY | Monday, 16 Jul 2012 | Photo Gallery
Selcuk
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TURKEY | Monday, 16 Jul 2012 | Views [985]
It's been 5 days in Istanbul and what a wonderful city it is. Having done all the tourist things, I still felt there was plenty more to do and see. Alas it's time to move on because the other places I want to see are Canakkale and Selçuk. Neither are ... Read more >
Tags: ephesus, greece, selcuk, unesco
TURKEY | Saturday, 14 Jul 2012 | Photo Gallery
Istanbul
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TURKEY | Saturday, 14 Jul 2012 | Views [6319] | Comments [3]
Last day in Istanbul. Four days of walking around a lot and my feet hurt. So today will be taking in some museums and a chance to relax before a blitz through the Marmara region. Starting with the Mosiac Museum. In 1933 excavators discovered a ... Read more >
Tags: istanbul, massage, mosaic, museums, sauna, turkey
TURKEY | Friday, 13 Jul 2012 | Views [1200]
Just as Istanbul is built on two different continents, it's history is dominated by the two great empires of Byzantine and Ottoman. Having spent the last two days exploring Ottoman themed tours, today I'll take in some Byzantine history. Actually, ... Read more >
Tags: bazaar, byzantine, constantine, grand, istanbul university, istandbul, sightseeing, turkey, walking tour
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