1 First Stop Athens |
2 Sitting outside a very pretty little church (St Thomas I think) on Ermo Street, Athens. |
3 Athens central market |
4 Athens central market |
5 Historic Greek costumes - Greek Historical Museum, Athens |
6 Historic Greek costumes - Greek Historical Museum, Athens |
7 Note the blond hair |
8 And the bling! |
9 Thessaloniki's White Castle (no burgers here). |
10 Thessaloniki statue with bird |
11 Thessaloniki birds |
12 Ancient Agora |
13 everywhere, beads |
14 Our home for 4 days: Celestyal Olympia |
15 First stop, Mykonos |
16 Walking along the shore |
17 Irish coffee with view of windmills |
18 one of the many little streets in the village |
19 Sunset from the cafe |
20 Looking across the lagoon |
21 Walking back to the ship for the night. |
22 Stop at local rug store on the way to Ephesus, Turkey |
23 Turkish hen |
24 View from second gate |
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26 Marble Street, Library of Celsus |
27 arch on Hadrian's Temple (I think) |
28 terrace house |
29 furniture in one of the terrace houses. Game carved on table. |
30 Mosaic floor |
31 "wallpaper" |
32 don't remember what it is but it was lovely against the trees. |
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35 Great Theater, in the reign of Claudius (AD 41-54) and was completed in the reign of Trajan (AD 98-117). Elton John sang here. |
36 Parking lot |
37 Back on board, Gracielle contemplates her drink |
38 I just enjoy my ouzo |
39 Next day: Rhodes, walled city with casles, minerets, a synagog and thousands of tourist shops. But some nice cafes and good food. |
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43 The picture doesn't show how stunning this view was. |
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46 Muslim Library |
47 The old (but still functioning) synagog |
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56 Last day of cruise: Heading up to Santorini in the funicular. That's our ship down there. |
57 Found a cafe - Ship's still there. |
58 Ouzo and olive and sunshine. |
59 and looking down at the donkeys |
60 here they come |
61 I'm glad I didn't have to walk |
62 nearing the top |
63 They look tired. |
64 Passing by rock houses on the way down |
65 More houses |
66 and a sunset |
67 And at the bottom. |
68 Sailing away. |
69 And now for 5 days in my old hometown. |
70 Just passing by and there was Ben |
71 My favorite picture at the Tate Modern |
72 I always seem to go back to Borough Market |
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74 The skyline keeps changing (note all the cranes). St Pauls and the Millenium Bridge are still the stars. |
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