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Greece

Very good lunch

[ Sept.2013 ] The tour in Tinos took us to lunch soon after the first visit to the church, probably thinking “an army marches on its stomach”.Where we went was a restaurant in a village…

Tinos

Icon which does miracles

[ Sept.2013 ] From Mykonos, we joined a tour to Tinos. The main attraction here is Church of Panagia Evangelistria whose icon of the Annunciation does miracles. The icon itself which was discovered on the…

Greece

Clear water

[ Sept.2013 ] We went to Paranga beach which was recommended by our hotel. It seemed a popular one and it was fairly crowded with mainly young people. Some were topless, which we did not…

Mykonos

Sandals of Sparta

[ Sept.2013 ] This is a photo of the sandals I bought in Mykonos. Apparently the Spartan people were wearing them in the 8th century BC. I bought these from a man who designed them…

Greece

Power of Uniqlo

When we walked around the town of Mykonos, I saw one Oriental woman wearing exacly the same Uniqlo T-shirts I was wearing on the day at a distance. I can understand that if this happens…

Greece

Hotel in Mykonos

[ Sept.2013 ] We stayed in Adonis Hotel in Mykonos.The room was spacious and clean and generally it was not bad.But as other hotels in Mykonos, the lift to and from the port or the…

Greece

See a play at Apollo Theatre

[ Sept.2013 ] There is a theatre called Apollo in Ermoupoli in Syros. I heard that it was possible to visit, so we went in, which cost 4 euro. Then we understood that there was…

Greece

Urchin salad

[ Sept.2013 ] This is the photo of urchin salad.It was just sea urchins.I love sea urchin, so it was a feast for me.I ate this at a restaurant called Allou Gialou on the Kini…

Greece

Ano Syros

[ Sept.2013 ] Ano Syros is an old town on the hill behind Ermoupoli, the main town in Syros island. Venetian people built this as a part of Duchy of Naxos in the beginning of…