New ZealandHairini37°43’59” S 176°9’28” E June 20, 2016 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Bags packed, most things done, bye little Home we'll see you soon.
Very pleased to have a great house sitter looking after the place. Many thanks Simon and Nat...
New ZealandPukekohe37°12’13” S 174°54’18” E June 20, 2016 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
A night with Mum before we leave.
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Mom looking very much herself. Sending us off with a Bundaberg Ginger Beer!
New ZealandAuckland International Airport37°0’21” S 174°46’57” E June 21, 2016 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Relaxing in the Emperor Lounge at akl airport. Flight in an hour or so...
SingaporeSingapore Changi Airport1°21’23” N 103°59’8” E
June 22, 2016 in Singapore ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Half way there ... another 5 hrs here and we leave for Istanbul.
TurkeyZeytin Burnu40°58’49” N 28°54’6” E June 22, 2016 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
A day and night here. Off to see the city sights now...
Caught the BigBus hop on/off and saw some city sights. Crossed the Bosphorus strait (?) which runs through Istanbul and separates the twoRead more
Richard n Sheila Travels Yeah we saw a post or two from O ... probably only missed them by a km or two one day. 😕
GreeceIoulianou37°59’23” N 23°43’31” E June 23, 2016 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
2 days here. Booked an evening tour and a day tour tomorrow to see the acropolis and archeology. Can't wait.
Ross Smith Sounds like you guys are have a great time already. Hopefully you are starting to relax now and enjoying you awesome holiday. Ross
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Beautiful view of the Parthenon from down below in the street we walked as part of the evening tour.
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Us outside the new Acropolis Museum. Note the glass floor panels in the courtyard behind...
GreeceStoá tou Evménous37°58’11” N 23°43’35” E
June 23, 2016 in Greece ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
on a tour sampling melt in your mouth lamb n salads. too meek to join the dancers on stage though!
GreeceTheatre of Dionysos37°58’10” N 23°43’46” E June 24, 2016 in Greece ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Visited this magnificent Museum today prior to visiting the Acropolis itself. An excellent idea as we then knew what we were looking up top without having to figure it out along the way. Our TourRead more
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White panels left (replicas of artifacts held elsewhere), yellowed panels right are the actual original artifact. Almost all of the statues at right are replicas just a few original fragments among them.
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Statues from left end of the west frieze of the Parthenon.2 horse heads are actual items, white are replicas. The detail and finish of marble statues are remarkable. These are a little larger than life size.
GreeceAcropolis37°58’17” N 23°43’33” E June 24, 2016 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Then a walk up the Acropolis to the structures on top ... the Parthenon WOW!!!!! There's also the Erechtheion, the Temple of Nike (yep, that's where they got the name from), the Prohylaea, the BeuleRead more
Richard n Sheila Travels Odeon of Herodes Atticus. Magnificent amphitheatre used in modern times for concerts by such as Yanni & Andrea Bocelli.
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The Erechtheum. Second largest structure on the Acropolis. The most sacred and mythical temple in Athens.
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The Parthenon. Temple of the goddess Athena. 70m x 30m x 20m high, it's HUGE. Being lovingly restored now.
ItalyFiumicino International Airport41°48’3” N 12°14’58” E
June 25, 2016 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Landed here 10.30 local time, onto a bus with some fellow cruisers and head to Civitivecchia to board ship. 31C. Oleanders along the highways here and in Greece are in full flower quite a spectacle.
Have a fantastic trip & look forward to your photos xo