Соединенные ШтатыMassachusettsSuffolk CountyJeffries PointLogan International Airport42°22’15” N 71°1’11” W
29 марта, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌬 43 °F
“It’s the beginning of a great adventure.”
ИталияVenetoChioggia45°13’11” N 12°16’33” E 31 марта, Италия ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Antenor was a counselor to King Priam; like his war foe Odysseus, he was known for being “crafty”. He joined Aeneas in the escape from the flames of Troy, but when their expedition for a newЧитать далее
Путешественник Guy whose luggage was lost by Lufthansa. I thought Germans were supposed to be uber-efficient?
ЧерногорияKotorGlavatiRt Rađakovo42°26’48” N 18°45’35” E 2 апреля, Черногория ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We anchored in Gruzh, the same place Rebecca Wells and her husband are staying when she says “I can’t bear Dubrovnik.” (BLACK LAMB AND GREY FALCON) and then proceeds to describe in detail howЧитать далее
ЧерногорияKotorŠkurda42°25’33” N 18°46’7” E 3 апреля, Черногория ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
The best experience of Kotor is approaching it, then leaving it -because it sits at the bottom of a fish-hook-shaped fjord that is gaspingly beautiful. Folding cliffs are fringed at the shore byЧитать далее
ГрецияIonian IslandsDimos CorfuPalaiokastrítsaMoni Panagia Theotokou39°40’11” N 19°42’4” E 4 апреля, Греция ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Today we sailed into the home of the richest mythology in the world and moored on the island that is believed to have inspired Shakespeare’s TEMPEST. Already everything seems touched by prehistoryЧитать далее
Путешественник ALL our luggage was lost by Lufthansa (so much for Germans being models of efficiency) then we couldn’t land in Split because of high winds. But it reached us when we docked in Dubrovnik- our stewards were almost happier than we were!
Looks lovely! And seems the winds have lessened. We had a pretty good NE Tempest here last two days. Winter again. You are missing nothing! [Patience]
ГрецияWest GreeceDimos OlympiaArchaía OlympíaOlympia Archaeological Museum37°38’37” N 21°37’47” E 5 апреля, Греция ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Pausanias was a Greek adventurer and geographer who was the earliest travel blogger, 2nd century AD. It was he who first branded the Seven Wonders of the World. Our journey is visiting the sites ofЧитать далее
ГрецияAtticaDimos PiraeusChatzikiriákionProliménas37°56’29” N 23°37’46” E
6 апреля, Греция ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We sailed into the grand and ancient port of Piraeus at dawn: the growing light revealed an enormous billboard celebrating the 2500th anniversary of the Battle of Salamis, which by saving the cityЧитать далее
ГрецияCreteDimos HeraklionBendevísCrete35°20’33” N 25°8’14” E
7 апреля, Греция ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Is the literal meaning of “acropolis,” and the multi-cultural population of a city visits it every day, In 480 BC, sixteen year old Pericles, his friend Sophocles, and their precocious tag-alongЧитать далее
Путешественник Before you leave Athens, I hope you'll enact Socrates's opening lines in Plato's Republic (i.e., go down to the Piraeus ...) is it a long walk though? otherwise, thanks for the informative travelogue and the reminder about the ravages of British imperialism, courtesy Lord Elgin and so many others. onward! MGD
Путешественник Piraeus must have been a half day’s walk because it’s a thirty minute city drive. It’s an impressive town, tho, very much its own character, and attractive. We had planned to use the Metro but the Piraeus station wss closed both days we were there due to "technical difficulties"
ГрецияSouth AegeanDimos RhodesNiokhóriSaint Angelo Tower36°26’47” N 28°13’55” E
8 апреля, Греция ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
When I was 12 years old, I was torn between being an actor or an archeologist. My parents gave me a large coffee table book about Crete and Mycenae and I pored over it for hours, dreaming of Knossos.Читать далее
Путешественник Is the red paint? Or some kind of dye? What about the white designs? Gorgeous!
“Eudaimonia” —- nicely said. The English translation “happiness” doesn’t quite capture it. What do you think? Beautiful pictures. [mgd]
Путешественник “Good spiritedness”? Active, not passive like “happiness”
ГрецияSouth AegeanDimos RhodesNiokhóriSaint Angelo Tower36°26’47” N 28°13’55” E
8 апреля, Греция ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
The work speaks for itself.,.,
Путешественник It’s been amazing, better than expected and expectations were high. ;-)
Путешественник Bon voyage, guys...
From Lou to Odysseus, “And now, tell me and tell me true. Where have you been wandering, and in what countries have you traveled? Tell us of the peoples themselves, and of their cities—who were hostile, savage and uncivilized, and who, on the other hand, hospitable and humane?" Enjoy the journey, dear Penguins! [MGD & JFF]