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août - septembre 2021
  • The Travels of Paula
We signed up for this trip in May of 2020 when our Germany River trip was cancelled because of COVID-19. We choose September because we thought COVID-19 would certainly be controlled by then. We have to be flexible - it will be an adventure. En savoir plus
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  • The Travels of PaulaThe Travels of PaulaGreece 2021
    Monemvasia from our ship
    The narrow streets of Monemvasia.One of the plazas with a canon and a small museum.This large plaza had canon balls affixed around the plaza.

    Tour to Monemvasia

    9 septembre 2021, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

    Today our tour didn't start until noon.  However, we had to get our COVID-19 tests at 10:15 am. We got our results in the evening - negative.  This is the test we have to have to get back into the US.

    We had lunch on board the ship before we headed out for the tour.  The weather report was for cool temps and rain, so John and I wore long pants; I wore a long sleeved shirt with roll up sleeves and we took rain jackets.  It didn't rain and it wasn't cool - so much for weather reports. 

    For this tour we took a tender to the dock and then a bus to the entrance to Monemvasia.  Monemvasia is a small walled city on a rock.  It has been an active city since it's inception in 583 AD.  It is considered an active Archeological site.  There are currently 10 people in residence in the town.  Others that have shops or eateries live elsewhere.  There is only foot traffic within the town.  We got a short tour of the city and then stopped by a store for a wine and olive oil tasting.  Then we headed back to the area to get the bus to drive us to the tender.  We wanted to change to cooler clothes for the Windstar Destination Event at the Liotrivi Mansion. 

    We changed into shorts and short sleeved shirts and headed back up to wait for our time to take the tender across.  When we got upstairs on the ship it was pouring, so we rushed back downstairs, put back on long pants and grabbed our rain jackets and an umbrella that had been provided in our cabin.  Everyone in our Tauck group ended doing the same thing. Then it was back to the tender and then on to the bus driver to the mansion.

    The rain did stop when we got to the mansion, but the tables for the meal were all under tents.  When we arrived we were greeted with a glass of wine and a glass of Ouzo.  Then we got a talk on how olives is grown, harvested and eventually pressed into olive oil. We also got a demo of how to make traditional Greek bread (called Propyra Bread) along with the recipe. 

    Then we enjoyed a buffet dinner.  It was really good.  Since it was mostly vegetables, John had a limited meal, but between bread, feta cheese, a salad and a sausage, he didn't starve.  He declined the dolmades, the spinach pie and the olives that I enjoyed.

    After the meal, traditional Greek dances were performed for us.  During the dancing it started thundering and then the rain started with a vengeance again. So we said our thank-yous and good-byes and headed back to the ship.  Despite the rain, it was an enjoyable event and we were so glad we had changed back to our "rain attire".  

    I am off to bed.  Tomorrow we have an 7.5 hour tour.  We will be leaving the ship at 7:40 am.    En savoir plus

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  • The Travels of PaulaThe Travels of PaulaGreece 2021
    The Theater of Epicurus
    Entrance to the tomb of AgamemnonInside the tomb of AgamemnonThe ancient ruins of MycenaeSome of the paths we covered viewing the ancient ruins of MycenaeWine casks at the Sakos Winery.Some "Wine Eggs" at the Sakos Winery. The first time I had seen them.

    Day 11 - Final Day

    10 septembre 2021, Grèce ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F

    Today, our last day of the tour we toured Mycenae and did a wine tasting. There were two tour options today. One only went to the tomb of Agamemnon and then walked around the town of Nafpleon. Twenty of the 26 in our Tauck group went on that tour. The other 6 of us visited the theater of Epicurus where the oldest semi-circle theater exits and is still in use today. Our guide, Vaisile, was the same guide we had when we toured the Acropolis. We also visited a small museum on the side. From there we headed to the tomb of Agamemnon and then to the ancient ruins of Mycenae. The trail up to the ruins was steep and some of the rocks on the trail were a bit slippery, but the ruins and the sights were worth it.

    After the Mycenae tour, we headed to the Sakos Winery. We got a tour of the winery followed by a wine tasting. We tasted four wines, 2 whites and 2 reds. Then we had a lunch of dolmades; a salad with pomegranate seeds and slaw and a mildly sweet dressing; eggplant with a tomato sauce on top; a sausage and spanakopeda (spinach pie) accompanied by our choice of wine. John and I chose the Viogner. For dessert we had a sweet pastry. It was very good.

    After lunch we headed back to Nafpleon. They dropped us off at the port for those who wanted to go back to the ship. We had been given a coupon for gelato at a store in Nafpleon. John and I opted to get the gelato and walk around the town for a bit. Vaisile gave us a lift to the area near where the gelato store was. John got a cone with lemon and mixed berry. I got a cone with Pistachio and salted caramel. They were all good. When we got back to our cabin we filled out the Tauck comment form. Then I started trying to fill out yet another Air Canada form required for check-in. I was able to download pictures of our passports, the web site had a problem downloading our COVID-19 test results. After multiple attempts we ran out of time before dinner, so we just have up.

    We had decided to go back to the Candles Restaurant. I ended up getting the same appetizer, I got the first time. It was really good. I had decided to get the Filet Mignon. When I was ordering, I found out that there was another dish not on the menu - Surf and Turf (lobster and Filet Mignon). I got that. I ordered a Malbec that was really good. The entire meal was great. For dessert I got the Apple torte with ice cream (sort of like apple pie and very good).

    When we returned from dinner we finished packing and headed to bed. Tomorrow we will leave the ship and go to the airport. It has been a wonderful trip.    En savoir plus

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  • The Travels of PaulaThe Travels of PaulaGreece 2021

    Epilogue

    11 septembre 2021, Grèce ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F

    As we were getting ready to leave the ship for our flight back to the States, I got a message from Air Canada that our flights (Athens to Montreal; Montreal to Dulles) had been canceled. We then got a message that the new flight would get us into Dulles a day later. While we were trying to find the Air Canada check-in desk we got another text that we were now booked on Lufthansa flights (Athens to Munich and Munich to Dulles). However, the long leg of the flight (Munich to Dulles) had us in coach and we had paid for Premium Economy. We decided to try to resolve the seating issue as soon as possible, but with no Air Canada presence and no useful Lufthansa presence in the Athens airport, we gave up and took the short to leg flight to Munich and hoped we could resolve it there (plus we had more time). I spent a lot of time on the first flight praying for the mix up to be resolved before our flight boarded. When we got to Munich we found a Lufthansa Help section and a gentleman there made many calls and finally was able to get our seats upgraded to the original Premium Economy. I thanked him and God for the hard work and persistence.

    The remainder of the flight was uneventful and we finally landed and got through Customs a little before midnight. It was a long and, at some points, stressful day, but it ended well. And it was a wonderful trip that no amount of airline shenanigans could ruin.    En savoir plus

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