Greece

[Aug.2009] Our base in Crete was in Rethymno. I cannot remember why we chose here, but I am sure that it was a right decision. It is touristy for sure, but still had the atmosphere…

[Aug.2009] In Athens, we went to Acropolis as everyone else. Unfortunately, what I remember most about Acropolis is not about the ruin itself, but the fact that we nearly became a victim of a pickpocket….

[Aug.2009] I will write my memoir again. This time it is in Greece, when I went to Athens for the first time. We saw the very dirty sky from the window of the bus we…

[August, 2011] In the Ancient Macedonia tour, the last place we visited in Greece was this Philippi, a town established by Philippos2. Alexander the Great is well known by everybody, but in this tour, his father…

[August, 2011] There are a lot to see in Thassos Island in Greece, but on the day we were there with the Ancient Macedonia tour, we decided to relax on the beach and have a good…

[August, 2011] We stayed 2 nights in Kavala, a town which is in northern Greece. It is small but very lively town. But it was very hot and humid even in the night, and I was…

[ Aug.2011 ] When we took the boat to go around  Athos peninsula in Greece, we saw one Father with female religious group. He started giving some pieces of bread or something to seagulls flying…

[August, 2011] Mt.Athos in Greece and surrounding peninsula is really a strange place with as many as 20 monasteries and nothing else. On top of that no women can enter this area in this 21st century….

[August, 2011] One day, we walked in Thessaloniki in Greece without the group tour people, just following the suggestion in my guide book. First we went up to Kastro to look over the city and then…