Athens Greece
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Dinner at “Old Ithica”
Dinner at Old Ithica was amazing, we returned here a couple of times. I know I just dissed salads but I loved the greek salad here. The outside atmosphere was magical, as were the sparkly lights and lush foliage leaning in all over. Continue reading
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First Impressions of Athens
After the quiet—even silent!—streets of Japan, Athens seems very loud and bustley. It’s a much bigger city than I had realized. The airport felt a little third-world, with a zillion guys holding signs standing just outside the exits, and a huge taxi queue—yellow taxis are still quite in force here, our first was a stick-shift… Continue reading
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Greece 2023 Begins!!
Before I get to all the fun parts, please know that a lot of difficult personal events happened in the mere three weeks (!?!) since I got home from Japan. I only bring this up because when I went over my journal and notes from this trip, it’s so obvious that my head had suddenly… Continue reading