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Good-bye Italy!
We had a fun final day but it was a sort of an unsettling “travel day” where we had to pack up first thing in the morning and leave our long-time comfortable Airbnb to travel across town to the new posh hotel for all of one night lol Now it’s morning, we’re gonna make one… Continue reading
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Capri back to Napoli
We spent the morning happily wandering down side streets at random, looking for an eventual lunch spot. Finally found one but it was on a surprisingly busy street, especially considering the street was all of five feet across. We sat at our narrow outside table and watched the insane scooters & motorcycles & little trucks… Continue reading
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The Cathedral of Palermo
Like most of the big European cathedrals, this one was built over an earlier one, which itself was built an over one… you get the point. The Phoenicians were first here as usual, then the Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans… supposedly much of the current structure dates from 1185. It is both huge and confusing. We… Continue reading
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Last full day in Athens
Greece is not a rich country, but it is IMO all the more scenic because of that. There are a lot of rough edges here, and many crumbling structures lay caught in attractive ruin, at least for the present. This afternoon we wandered aimlessly, just following tiny overgrown alleyways. I must confess to having a… Continue reading
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The Next Day in Athens
Sam was really wanting me to send out an update on the day, but I told her I really didn’t have enough fodder for an interesting story. The day has been a food disaster—thus far Greek food has been amazing but it all came crashing down today. “So what am I supposed to write about,… 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