Category: Visited Places
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The ancient/modern city of Athens
Read more: The ancient/modern city of AthensAbout 10 km around town. What can you say about Athens that hasn’t been said by another of the millions of visitors who come here every year? We don’t have anything profound, but we have enjoyed our two days sightseeing and wandering around central Athens. It would take many more days than we have to…
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Bus and Bike
Read more: Bus and Bike15 km around town Taking the bus from Patra to Athens turned out to be much easier than we anticipated. Dimitris explained to the people at the bus terminal what we wanted to do, which made the whole process much easier. We had asked about taking the train, but the track between Patra and Athens…
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On our trip to Greece
Read more: On our trip to GreeceFor the last week, the song going through Becky’s head has been the Arrogant Worms “On his trip to Greece”: I get water in my ear (On his trip to Greece) Which makes it kind of hard to hear (On his trip to Greece) It isn’t bad ’cause already (On his trip to Greece) All…
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Gloomy beginnings, warm endings
Read more: Gloomy beginnings, warm endingsThe day has been gloomy and wet. This is the first real rain (beyond the 30 minutes our first night tenting) that we have seen since arriving in Italy. We awoke to thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds. Fortunately, it did clear up for a little while in the afternoon, such that we did not…
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Robbed in Brindisi
Read more: Robbed in BrindisiOur day started out well, with both of us waking up and feeling well rested. We had wifi access, so got caught up on email and blog posts, then packed up our stuff and moved out of our spacious double room. We were the only guests for the night, so sat down for a coffee…
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At a youth hostel
Read more: At a youth hostel81 km, 5h 30 min We did not sleep too badly last night, but were still somewhat restless. At 3 am, Becky woke up to sounds that sounded like someone walking around. She woke Scott up and we both listened intently for about 5 minutes to discover that it was just the tarp flapping. The…
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Wild camping
Read more: Wild camping81 km, 5h 30 min There is lots more to see in Matera, but we are starting to feel time slipping by and worrying about weather in Turkey. Hearing about the first winter storm back home in Ottawa a few days ago reminded us that Turkey gets snow too. Scott went out shortly after sunrise…
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Wandering about in the past
Read more: Wandering about in the pastThis morning at breakfast, it occurred to Becky that not speaking the language meant they we often experienced things more like the locals. Being in a tourist town, the folks at the hotel speak English. This meant that when I ordered my coffee in the morning, I got exactly what I asked for. In the…