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Greece: The Cliffs of Meteora, 12 May 2025

September 03, 2025 - Our sole day trip outside Thessaloniki was to Meteora, a place remarkable for its unique combination of geology and hist...
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Greece: The White Tower of Thessaloniki, 10 May 2025

August 28, 2025 - We flew from Crete, the southernmost island in Greece, to Thessaloniki, its northernmost mainland city. Thessaloniki is...
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Greece: Westward in Crete to Chania, 9 May 2025

August 21, 2025 - I must praise the staff at the Hotel Galaxy Iraklio for its aid in arranging our car rental in Heraklion. Never did we o...
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Greece: Crossing into Crete, 7 May 2025

August 13, 2025 - I had doubted that I should have much to write tonight, as this was the day when HL and I traveled from Athens to Crete.
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Greece: The Acropolis, 5 May 2025

July 28, 2025 - The Acropolis of Athens has been the symbol of the city since the Fifth Century BCE, Greece’s Golden Age under Pericles’...
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Greece: The National Gallery, 4 May 2025

July 21, 2025 - Our Sunday in Athens began with a memorable sound rather than a sight. Not long after I rose, I heard liturgical singing...
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Greece: The Oracle At Delphi, 3 May 2025

July 13, 2025 - We rose early in order to tour Delphi, the site of the Temple of Apollo where the Pythia used to provide cryptic answers...
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