Driving through the areas of Sereina, Karaninia and Erathematha we were reminded of our trip quest...to find the places where the labors of heracles took place. Here we were almost at the mountain where Heracles visited the centaur Pholus. Go ahead and read about it here: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/boar.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labours_of_Hercules#Fourth_labour:_Erymanthian_Boar We also followed the trail of the… Continue reading 3rd and 4th Labors of Heracles
Once we had finished a lovely breakfast at the Marathon beach Hotel we were off and running...so to speak. The GPS lady took us on a little wild goose chase around some back roads. But, we are so glad she did as we 'found' a wonderful little museum with a fantastic curator, Marileana, who gave… Continue reading Marathon Archaeological Museum
In our week driving the island of Lesvos we saw an amazing array of country side from lush Pine forests to massive olive groves (over 11,000,000 trees), from scrub brush along the storm ravaged shores to the hills covered in wild herbs, from roads too small for a car to goat paths that we constantly… Continue reading Our last day and night on Lesvos
We made a stop in Plomari for a very specific reason...the ouzo museum! The Barvayani factory has been in business for 149 years! The family Bavaryani has owned and run the manufacturing plant and made superb quality ouzo for all those years and is well known on the island of Lesvos and throughout Greece. With… Continue reading Barvayani Ouzo and the Museum…Opa!
In Greece the herbs and seasonings grow wild on the hillsides. Most Greek cooks go to the valleys and hills and pick what ever is seasonally available at that time of year. The seasonings perfect for lamb grow on the same hills as the lamb. So, my husband says the reason why the lamb is… Continue reading Self-seasoned lamb
We took the long road...as usual! Driving from Kalloni Bay Resort to Plomari Beach was a bit of a wild ride. The switchbacks were awesome and the tiny towns were interesting with their narrow cobble stone streets and buildings situated in the middle of the road! We got stuck in one town where the street… Continue reading Switchbacks to the Sea
When planning this trip we wanted to visit a few places we have not yet been in Greece. So, we decided it was time to take a few more ferries. We rented a car in Thessaloniki and would drive onto the ferries to each new destination; an adventure indeed. The first part of the adventure… Continue reading Sailing Greece by Ferry
Well, did I mention that Greece is famous for goat paths that the GPS lady thinks are roads! I'm pretty sure I did. As it goes, we decided to take the 'road' along the sea to drive to our hotel... [insert wild laughter here]. The views out over the sea were amazing and the hairpin… Continue reading Drive the roads not the goat paths
Well.... Drama is really quite dramatic! It is the busiest little city that we have encountered in Greece... so far. We wanted to go to Drama to see the birthplace of our modern film industry from the ancient perspective. Incredible! So many people in cafes, restaurants, and on the streets. It was a hustle and… Continue reading From Drama to Hades
We are always on the look-out for another museum. We planned our stay at the Yannis Hotel in order to take in the Phillipi Museum and the archaeological site close by. http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/1/eh155.jsp?obj_id=3376 As usual we enjoyed the trip back into ancient times walking the site and visiting the museum with its trove of intricate objects.… Continue reading Phillipi Museum
TravelSpirit-The Hungry Traveler 