Charlotte airport
 18 mars 2018, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
 18 mars 2018, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
						Landed a bit early despite leaving Munich about 1/2 hr late. Went to the foreigners line in customs which wasted about 1/2 hr. Not really our fault - folks in charge of the line were useless. DespiteEn savoir plus
München airport
 18 mars 2018, Allemagne ⋅ 🌫 25 °F
 18 mars 2018, Allemagne ⋅ 🌫 25 °F
						Landing to snow on the ground and 25 degrees! Touchdown at 7:25 am. In long line at 10:30 to clear customs. Will see how long this takes. Just tried to go thru the Easy Pass line but my temp passportEn savoir plus
Stanley Hotel to Airport
 18 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
 18 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
						
								Up at 12:30 am for last second packing, shower. Uber (supposedly) to pick us up. Amazing number of people hanging out on street below. No idea why / probably a Saturday night thing
Uber picked us upEn savoir plus
Dinner at restaurant near our Hotel
 17 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
 17 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
						
								Starting off with a Greek salad (delicious), followed by grilled Breem, mousaka and a tiny cup of yogurt with quince jam ( on the house). 
Going to bed at 9 to grab 3 hrs of sleep before catching anEn savoir plus
National Archeological Museum
 17 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
 17 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
						5 euro entrance fee pp. caught the subway from the Ancient Agora to here. Thank you Rick Steve for being our verbal tour guide through all these sites ( Acropolis, Agora, and National Museum). So gladEn savoir plus
Ancient Agora
 17 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
 17 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
						Walked down from the Parthenon for about 10 minutes to the Agora, passing lots and lots of street vendors. Google maps was helpful in directing us the right way. Spent the next few hours walkingEn savoir plus
Acropolis
 17 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
 17 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
						Had breakfast with some buddies this morning from the Group. Had said goodbye last night, but they were down for breakfast, so got a chance to day goodbye again! Had the usual incredible buffet andEn savoir plus
Aegina island
 16 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
 16 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
						Home to pistachios!
Poros
 16 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
 16 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
						Hydra
 16 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
 16 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
						Great stop at island of Hydra. Donkey riding, eating warm milk pie ( like custard pie) - fresh out of the oven, petting lots of cats, shopping. Back on the board for a really good buffet lunch. Now onEn savoir plus
Cruise to the islands
 16 mars 2018, Aegean Sea ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
 16 mars 2018, Aegean Sea ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
						Dinner in Athens
 15 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
 15 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
						I think I’ve gained 10 lbs here!
Delphi - Athens
 15 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
 15 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
						Group photos, lunch. On the way back to Athens. Going out for dinner somewhere tonite after a short city tour. Tomorrow 7 am sharp for a 13 hr day visiting islands south of Athens.
Delphi Sanctuary visit
 15 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
 15 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
						Delphi
 14 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
 14 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
						
								The drive up to this mountain village is awesome! See pics for the view from our room! Quite a drive up to this little mountain town in a motor coach. Switchbacked 2 lane road. Driver is a pro. 
HadEn savoir plus
Breaktime for mountain tea
 14 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
 14 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
						Lunch in Olympia
 14 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
 14 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
						Cooking class/lunch. Making Tzatziki, Tiropita (cheese pie), Kolokithokeftedes ( veggie zuccchini balls). See video. Also two ladies teaching the art of Greek Dancing, complete with dancing onEn savoir plus
Olympia - visit
 14 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
 14 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
						Great dinner last night (huge buffet) - nice hotel - comfortable beds. Enjoyed dining with Julie and Michael - new friends on our tour! All liberals - so a happy bunch. :) Huge buffet breakfast.En savoir plus
Olympia
 13 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
 13 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
						Crossing the countryside to the origin of the Olympics. Destination - Hotel Europa. http://www.hoteleuropa.gr/index.php?language=en)
Nafplio
 13 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
 13 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
						
								Our stop for lunch. Was the first capital of Greece
A little sea bass, olives,bread, some wine some calamari followed up with some gelato. All good. Beautiful day out sunny mid 70’s., Very nice townEn savoir plus
Mycenae
 13 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
 13 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
						Next stop - in the second millennium BC, Mycenae was one of the major centres of Greek civilization, a military stronghold which dominated much of southern Greece and parts of southwest Anatolia. TheEn savoir plus
Corinth Canal
 13 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
 13 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
						So we're off for our trip across the Peloponnese! We arrive before long at the Corinth canal Built in 1893. Actually closed at the moment due to a large landslide. (which you can't actually tell byEn savoir plus
Acropolis museum / Plaka / Syntagma
 12 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
 12 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
						Got out of Embassy with my new passport at 11:40. caught a taxi for 4 euros to the museum. Young English speaking driver. Caught the tour just in time. Will return to visit the Acropolis on SaturdayEn savoir plus
At the Embassy
 12 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
 12 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
						Had some breakfast quickly (awesome buffet - could sit here and eat for hours!) and then met Demetrius, my GATE1 emergency contact who is being so kind as to take me to the Embassy for my 8:30 appt.En savoir plus
Gate 1 Group Meeting
 11 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
 11 mars 2018, Grèce ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
						So we had our group meeting (about 41 people on our tour), mostly from the US, a few from Canada. Many have been on multiple Gate1 tours. Tour guide (goes by "Effie", short for a very long Greek name)En savoir plus











































































































































