Greece Diros Caves – Kardamyli Then Messene Ruins
Post By Dave with [commentary in italics in brackets by Vicky] The last day was just as packed as the first. We woke up early and made our way down the rocky slopes to Diros Caves – underground caves [of stalagmites and stalactites] through which they ferry…
Greece, Sparta – This is Sparta! (And Mystras)
Post By Vicky with [commentary in italics in brackets by Dave] Beautiful Bourtzi My day to drive [buckles seat belt]. First stop – the beach. Nothing like a casual morning swim to start off the day. No time to lose tanning though. We had lots to…
Greece, Corinth – Making Our Way To Mycenae, Argos And Nafplio
Post By Dave [with commentary in italics in brackets by Vicky] Rental Regrets? On day 6 we had wheels. Wheels to get us from Athens to Corinth and beyond. We woke up early and made our way to the Acropolis Rent a Car agency (2…
Greece, Athens – More Monuments!
Post By Vicky with [commentary in italics in brackets by Dave] Everything went according to plan…or did it? Day 5 started with a plan that suddenly needed to be restructured. The plan was to take the metro up to the National Archaeological Museum, somewhat in…
Greece, Athens – Conquering The Capital
Post By Vicky [with commentary in italics in brackets by Dave] With only 2 days in Athens we knew we didn’t have time to wander around at a snail’s pace [is she calling me a snail?]. Skipping breakfast we set off to climb Filiapapos hill. We…
Greece, Santorini – Frolicking Through Fira
Time To Relax… Post by Dave with [commentary in brackets by Vicky] I won’t say who made the proposal, [well I’ll say it certainly wasn’t me] but a pact was made that Day 3, unlike the previous day, would be nothing but sleeping late and…
Greece, Santorini – Volcano Tour and Hot Springs
Day 1 had been a pretty lazy day so we decided to change it up by having an incredibly active Day 2. While still in the US we had booked a 6 hour volcano-hot springs-Thirassia Island tour, starting at 10:30 in the morning. Since I…
Greece, Santorini – The Arrival and Finding Your Way
Post by Dave with commentary [in italics with brackets by Vicky] Arriving in Santorini, Greece… While there are many routes to get to the island of Santorini, Greece from Washington DC, the one we chose was chalk full of modes of transportation, specifically 3 metro…
