Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
Apr 11th 2007, 8:20 am
#61
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Re: Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
>I find this whole thing surreal- many of the
>signs in Greece have English equivalents.
And as far as Highway Signs go I would say most all of them have
English equivalents.
Either Greek and English on the same sign or a Greek sign followed by a
English sign alittle farther down the road.
I lived outside Athens in the early 70's and even back then the major
and minor roads had English signs. But 'off the beaten track' they were
usually in Greek only. Regards, Walter
..And Paradise Was Lost...like teardrops in the rain...
>I find this whole thing surreal- many of the
>signs in Greece have English equivalents.
And as far as Highway Signs go I would say most all of them have
English equivalents.
Either Greek and English on the same sign or a Greek sign followed by a
English sign alittle farther down the road.
I lived outside Athens in the early 70's and even back then the major
and minor roads had English signs. But 'off the beaten track' they were
usually in Greek only. Regards, Walter
..And Paradise Was Lost...like teardrops in the rain...
Apr 11th 2007, 9:09 am
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Re: Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
On Apr 11, 10:10 pm, Mike Lane <[email protected]> wrote:
> Travelling between the islands by ferry is one of the great Greek
> experiences in my opinion. In 10 days you could do 2 or 3 and still leave
> time for a day or two in Athens. I would recommend three islands in the
> Argo-Saronic group which go south along the Peloponnese coast - Poros, Hydra
> and Spetses. They are all within a few hours by ferry from Piraeus, all
> totally different in character, and all delightful. There are regular
> hydrofoils going between these, but I would recommend the ordinary ferry. It
> takes twice the time but is half the price and much more pleasant.
I would agree with that, but suggest another itinerary to consider,
which is to go from the airport to Rafina and from there take the
ferry to Andros (don't miss the wonderful art gallery there, with its
Degas "little ballerina") and onwards to Mykonos. Andros is
_relatively_ quiet, and Mykonos is certainly not, but is fantastically
beautiful and allows a day-trip to Dilos.
B;
> Travelling between the islands by ferry is one of the great Greek
> experiences in my opinion. In 10 days you could do 2 or 3 and still leave
> time for a day or two in Athens. I would recommend three islands in the
> Argo-Saronic group which go south along the Peloponnese coast - Poros, Hydra
> and Spetses. They are all within a few hours by ferry from Piraeus, all
> totally different in character, and all delightful. There are regular
> hydrofoils going between these, but I would recommend the ordinary ferry. It
> takes twice the time but is half the price and much more pleasant.
I would agree with that, but suggest another itinerary to consider,
which is to go from the airport to Rafina and from there take the
ferry to Andros (don't miss the wonderful art gallery there, with its
Degas "little ballerina") and onwards to Mykonos. Andros is
_relatively_ quiet, and Mykonos is certainly not, but is fantastically
beautiful and allows a day-trip to Dilos.
B;
Apr 11th 2007, 9:38 am
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Re: Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
Make credence recognised that on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:51:38 -0700,
"Mimi" <[email protected]> has scripted:
>My husband and I both studied math, so we already knew the letters, both
>upper and lower case (so more than 20). However, on one occasion, the bus
>left before we'd finished sounding out its destination.
After learning the Russian alphabet, the Greek one is easy. Heaps of
the characters are the same!
FWIW, I think everyone should learn the Russian alphabet, coz it takes
only a little time, and is useful for life. Definitely as useful as
learning Roman numerals, which most people are taught.
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"Mimi" <[email protected]> has scripted:
>My husband and I both studied math, so we already knew the letters, both
>upper and lower case (so more than 20). However, on one occasion, the bus
>left before we'd finished sounding out its destination.
After learning the Russian alphabet, the Greek one is easy. Heaps of
the characters are the same!
FWIW, I think everyone should learn the Russian alphabet, coz it takes
only a little time, and is useful for life. Definitely as useful as
learning Roman numerals, which most people are taught.
--
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DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
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Apr 11th 2007, 10:28 am
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Re: Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:09:35 +0100, [email protected] wrote
(in article <[email protected] om>):
> On Apr 11, 10:10 pm, Mike Lane <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Travelling between the islands by ferry is one of the great Greek
>> experiences in my opinion. In 10 days you could do 2 or 3 and still leave
>> time for a day or two in Athens. I would recommend three islands in the
>> Argo-Saronic group which go south along the Peloponnese coast - Poros, Hydra
>> and Spetses. They are all within a few hours by ferry from Piraeus, all
>> totally different in character, and all delightful. There are regular
>> hydrofoils going between these, but I would recommend the ordinary ferry. It
>> takes twice the time but is half the price and much more pleasant.
>
> I would agree with that, but suggest another itinerary to consider,
> which is to go from the airport to Rafina and from there take the
> ferry to Andros (don't miss the wonderful art gallery there, with its
> Degas "little ballerina") and onwards to Mykonos. Andros is
> _relatively_ quiet, and Mykonos is certainly not, but is fantastically
> beautiful and allows a day-trip to Dilos.
Oh yes of course! There are many other possibilities. I've never actually
been to Andros - it's one of those 'forgotten' islands. Maybe next year. Next
month I'm planning to drive to Evia which is another one off the beaten
track.
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To contact me replace invalid with mike underscore lane
(in article <[email protected] om>):
> On Apr 11, 10:10 pm, Mike Lane <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Travelling between the islands by ferry is one of the great Greek
>> experiences in my opinion. In 10 days you could do 2 or 3 and still leave
>> time for a day or two in Athens. I would recommend three islands in the
>> Argo-Saronic group which go south along the Peloponnese coast - Poros, Hydra
>> and Spetses. They are all within a few hours by ferry from Piraeus, all
>> totally different in character, and all delightful. There are regular
>> hydrofoils going between these, but I would recommend the ordinary ferry. It
>> takes twice the time but is half the price and much more pleasant.
>
> I would agree with that, but suggest another itinerary to consider,
> which is to go from the airport to Rafina and from there take the
> ferry to Andros (don't miss the wonderful art gallery there, with its
> Degas "little ballerina") and onwards to Mykonos. Andros is
> _relatively_ quiet, and Mykonos is certainly not, but is fantastically
> beautiful and allows a day-trip to Dilos.
Oh yes of course! There are many other possibilities. I've never actually
been to Andros - it's one of those 'forgotten' islands. Maybe next year. Next
month I'm planning to drive to Evia which is another one off the beaten
track.
--
Mike Lane (UK North Yorkshire)
To contact me replace invalid with mike underscore lane
Apr 11th 2007, 10:38 am
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Re: Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:28:19 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, Mike Lane <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:09:35 +0100, [email protected] wrote
... (in article <[email protected] om>):
...
... > On Apr 11, 10:10 pm, Mike Lane <[email protected]> wrote:
... >
... >> Travelling between the islands by ferry is one of the great Greek
... >> experiences in my opinion. In 10 days you could do 2 or 3 and still leave
... >> time for a day or two in Athens. I would recommend three islands in the
... >> Argo-Saronic group which go south along the Peloponnese coast - Poros, Hydra
... >> and Spetses. They are all within a few hours by ferry from Piraeus, all
... >> totally different in character, and all delightful. There are regular
... >> hydrofoils going between these, but I would recommend the ordinary ferry. It
... >> takes twice the time but is half the price and much more pleasant.
... >
... > I would agree with that, but suggest another itinerary to consider,
... > which is to go from the airport to Rafina and from there take the
... > ferry to Andros (don't miss the wonderful art gallery there, with its
... > Degas "little ballerina") and onwards to Mykonos. Andros is
... > _relatively_ quiet, and Mykonos is certainly not, but is fantastically
... > beautiful and allows a day-trip to Dilos.
...
... Oh yes of course! There are many other possibilities. I've never actually
... been to Andros - it's one of those 'forgotten' islands. Maybe next year. Next
... month I'm planning to drive to Evia which is another one off the beaten
... track.
Have you been to Ikaria?
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:09:35 +0100, [email protected] wrote
... (in article <[email protected] om>):
...
... > On Apr 11, 10:10 pm, Mike Lane <[email protected]> wrote:
... >
... >> Travelling between the islands by ferry is one of the great Greek
... >> experiences in my opinion. In 10 days you could do 2 or 3 and still leave
... >> time for a day or two in Athens. I would recommend three islands in the
... >> Argo-Saronic group which go south along the Peloponnese coast - Poros, Hydra
... >> and Spetses. They are all within a few hours by ferry from Piraeus, all
... >> totally different in character, and all delightful. There are regular
... >> hydrofoils going between these, but I would recommend the ordinary ferry. It
... >> takes twice the time but is half the price and much more pleasant.
... >
... > I would agree with that, but suggest another itinerary to consider,
... > which is to go from the airport to Rafina and from there take the
... > ferry to Andros (don't miss the wonderful art gallery there, with its
... > Degas "little ballerina") and onwards to Mykonos. Andros is
... > _relatively_ quiet, and Mykonos is certainly not, but is fantastically
... > beautiful and allows a day-trip to Dilos.
...
... Oh yes of course! There are many other possibilities. I've never actually
... been to Andros - it's one of those 'forgotten' islands. Maybe next year. Next
... month I'm planning to drive to Evia which is another one off the beaten
... track.
Have you been to Ikaria?
Apr 11th 2007, 2:53 pm
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Re: Friendly City Authorities
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:04:20 -0400, S Viemeister
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Alan S wrote:
>>
>> So, while all (or nearly all) the Italians and Greeks that I
>> met were marvellous, the major cities at the bottom of our
>> "friendly authorities" index were Athens, Rome, Florence and
>> Pisa. Even Paris scored higher. The only North American city
>> down at the bottom was Montreal - where the antipathy for
>> non-French speaking visitors was almost tangible.
>>
>It's well over ten years since I last visited Montreal, but as a
>non-French-speaker, I found the French-speaking locals very welcoming
>and extremely helpful. I did master a few useful phrases, of course,
>and I can understand a little bit, both written and spoken slowly.
>How long ago were you there?
>
>Sheila
July 2006. The locals I'm talking about are shop-keepers,
hoteliers, public servants (railway employees etc) and
similar. The people themselves were marvellous, as were
nearly all the people we met in every country in the world
that we travelled through.
Having been in France only weeks before I did use the
limited French I know (bonjour, merci beaucoup, parlais
Anglais? etc) with a smile when making contact, but the
response was often surly and incomprehensible - until they
noticed my accent. Then suddenly things would improve. It
was quite amazing how different things would be after that
moment of recognition. Maybe the problem is not an antipathy
to English speakers but to near-neighbour English speakers.
I resurrected my Aussie cap from the luggage and things
improved:-)
Of course, the first thing we noticed was that all of the
signs (even billboards) were monolingual, much more so than
Paris where at least some are bi- or multi-lingual.
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>Alan S wrote:
>>
>> So, while all (or nearly all) the Italians and Greeks that I
>> met were marvellous, the major cities at the bottom of our
>> "friendly authorities" index were Athens, Rome, Florence and
>> Pisa. Even Paris scored higher. The only North American city
>> down at the bottom was Montreal - where the antipathy for
>> non-French speaking visitors was almost tangible.
>>
>It's well over ten years since I last visited Montreal, but as a
>non-French-speaker, I found the French-speaking locals very welcoming
>and extremely helpful. I did master a few useful phrases, of course,
>and I can understand a little bit, both written and spoken slowly.
>How long ago were you there?
>
>Sheila
July 2006. The locals I'm talking about are shop-keepers,
hoteliers, public servants (railway employees etc) and
similar. The people themselves were marvellous, as were
nearly all the people we met in every country in the world
that we travelled through.
Having been in France only weeks before I did use the
limited French I know (bonjour, merci beaucoup, parlais
Anglais? etc) with a smile when making contact, but the
response was often surly and incomprehensible - until they
noticed my accent. Then suddenly things would improve. It
was quite amazing how different things would be after that
moment of recognition. Maybe the problem is not an antipathy
to English speakers but to near-neighbour English speakers.
I resurrected my Aussie cap from the luggage and things
improved:-)
Of course, the first thing we noticed was that all of the
signs (even billboards) were monolingual, much more so than
Paris where at least some are bi- or multi-lingual.
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/
latest: Athens and The Adriatic
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/
Apr 11th 2007, 5:33 pm
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Re: Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> Have you been to Ikaria?
I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
B;
> Have you been to Ikaria?
I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
B;
Apr 11th 2007, 6:47 pm
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Re: Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
...
... > Have you been to Ikaria?
...
... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
...
... > Have you been to Ikaria?
...
... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
Apr 11th 2007, 8:26 pm
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Re: Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
On 12 apr, 08:47, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
> electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ...
> ... > Have you been to Ikaria?
> ...
> ... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
> ... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
> ... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
> ... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
> ... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
> ... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
>
> Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
> to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
Yes - we spent some time hiking away from the coast. We only had a
"tourist map", so got hopelessly lost, but enjoyed it a lot. Looking
at a map I now see that the place we stayed was called Armenistis
which at the time was the end of the universe. Further on there were
beaches and campings populated by hippies and such-like. Now there is
probably a Club Med :-)
B;
> On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
> electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ...
> ... > Have you been to Ikaria?
> ...
> ... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
> ... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
> ... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
> ... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
> ... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
> ... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
>
> Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
> to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
Yes - we spent some time hiking away from the coast. We only had a
"tourist map", so got hopelessly lost, but enjoyed it a lot. Looking
at a map I now see that the place we stayed was called Armenistis
which at the time was the end of the universe. Further on there were
beaches and campings populated by hippies and such-like. Now there is
probably a Club Med :-)
B;
Apr 11th 2007, 8:59 pm
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Re: Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
On 12 Apr 2007 01:26:05 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
electrons, so they looked like this:
... On 12 apr, 08:47, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
... > electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... > Have you been to Ikaria?
... > ...
... > ... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
... > ... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
... > ... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
... > ... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
... > ... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
... > ... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
... >
... > Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
... > to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
...
... Yes - we spent some time hiking away from the coast. We only had a
... "tourist map", so got hopelessly lost, but enjoyed it a lot. Looking
... at a map I now see that the place we stayed was called Armenistis
... which at the time was the end of the universe. Further on there were
... beaches and campings populated by hippies and such-like. Now there is
... probably a Club Med :-)
Google Earth is not sharp at all but the website does not mention Club Med, thank heavens!
Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria, though... Thank
you, I'm putting Ikaria on the table once more.
electrons, so they looked like this:
... On 12 apr, 08:47, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
... > electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... > Have you been to Ikaria?
... > ...
... > ... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
... > ... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
... > ... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
... > ... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
... > ... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
... > ... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
... >
... > Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
... > to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
...
... Yes - we spent some time hiking away from the coast. We only had a
... "tourist map", so got hopelessly lost, but enjoyed it a lot. Looking
... at a map I now see that the place we stayed was called Armenistis
... which at the time was the end of the universe. Further on there were
... beaches and campings populated by hippies and such-like. Now there is
... probably a Club Med :-)
Google Earth is not sharp at all but the website does not mention Club Med, thank heavens!
Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria, though... Thank
you, I'm putting Ikaria on the table once more.
Apr 11th 2007, 9:29 pm
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Re: Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
On 12 Apr 2007 01:26:05 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>On 12 apr, 08:47, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
>> On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
>> electrons, so they looked like this:
>>
>> ... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
>> ...
>> ... > Have you been to Ikaria?
>> ...
>> ... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
>> ... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
>> ... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
>> ... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
>> ... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
>> ... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
>>
>> Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
>> to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
>
>Yes - we spent some time hiking away from the coast. We only had a
>"tourist map", so got hopelessly lost, but enjoyed it a lot. Looking
>at a map I now see that the place we stayed was called Armenistis
>which at the time was the end of the universe. Further on there were
>beaches and campings populated by hippies and such-like. Now there is
>probably a Club Med :-)
I think that sort of Club Med died some time ago, perhaps the whole company?
--
Martin
>On 12 apr, 08:47, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
>> On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
>> electrons, so they looked like this:
>>
>> ... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
>> ...
>> ... > Have you been to Ikaria?
>> ...
>> ... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
>> ... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
>> ... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
>> ... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
>> ... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
>> ... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
>>
>> Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
>> to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
>
>Yes - we spent some time hiking away from the coast. We only had a
>"tourist map", so got hopelessly lost, but enjoyed it a lot. Looking
>at a map I now see that the place we stayed was called Armenistis
>which at the time was the end of the universe. Further on there were
>beaches and campings populated by hippies and such-like. Now there is
>probably a Club Med :-)
I think that sort of Club Med died some time ago, perhaps the whole company?
--
Martin
Apr 11th 2007, 9:29 pm
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Re: Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:59:35 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
>On 12 Apr 2007 01:26:05 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
>electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On 12 apr, 08:47, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ... > On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
> ... > electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... > Have you been to Ikaria?
> ... > ...
> ... > ... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
> ... > ... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
> ... > ... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
> ... > ... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
> ... > ... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
> ... > ... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
> ... >
> ... > Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
> ... > to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
> ...
> ... Yes - we spent some time hiking away from the coast. We only had a
> ... "tourist map", so got hopelessly lost, but enjoyed it a lot. Looking
> ... at a map I now see that the place we stayed was called Armenistis
> ... which at the time was the end of the universe. Further on there were
> ... beaches and campings populated by hippies and such-like. Now there is
> ... probably a Club Med :-)
>
>Google Earth is not sharp at all but the website does not mention Club Med, thank heavens!
>Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria, though... Thank
>you, I'm putting Ikaria on the table once more.
I hope you enjoy the krokets.
--
Martin
>On 12 Apr 2007 01:26:05 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
>electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On 12 apr, 08:47, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ... > On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
> ... > electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... > Have you been to Ikaria?
> ... > ...
> ... > ... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
> ... > ... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
> ... > ... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
> ... > ... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
> ... > ... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
> ... > ... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
> ... >
> ... > Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
> ... > to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
> ...
> ... Yes - we spent some time hiking away from the coast. We only had a
> ... "tourist map", so got hopelessly lost, but enjoyed it a lot. Looking
> ... at a map I now see that the place we stayed was called Armenistis
> ... which at the time was the end of the universe. Further on there were
> ... beaches and campings populated by hippies and such-like. Now there is
> ... probably a Club Med :-)
>
>Google Earth is not sharp at all but the website does not mention Club Med, thank heavens!
>Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria, though... Thank
>you, I'm putting Ikaria on the table once more.
I hope you enjoy the krokets.
--
Martin
Apr 11th 2007, 9:38 pm
#73
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Re: Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:29:57 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:59:35 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
...
... >On 12 Apr 2007 01:26:05 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
... >electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On 12 apr, 08:47, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ... > On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
... > ... > electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >
... > ... > ... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > Have you been to Ikaria?
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
... > ... > ... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
... > ... > ... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
... > ... > ... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
... > ... > ... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
... > ... > ... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
... > ... >
... > ... > Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
... > ... > to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
... > ...
... > ... Yes - we spent some time hiking away from the coast. We only had a
... > ... "tourist map", so got hopelessly lost, but enjoyed it a lot. Looking
... > ... at a map I now see that the place we stayed was called Armenistis
... > ... which at the time was the end of the universe. Further on there were
... > ... beaches and campings populated by hippies and such-like. Now there is
... > ... probably a Club Med :-)
... >
... >Google Earth is not sharp at all but the website does not mention Club Med, thank heavens!
... >Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria, though... Thank
... >you, I'm putting Ikaria on the table once more.
...
... I hope you enjoy the krokets.
Greek krokets?? Arnaki? Miam!
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:59:35 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
...
... >On 12 Apr 2007 01:26:05 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
... >electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On 12 apr, 08:47, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ... > On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
... > ... > electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >
... > ... > ... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > Have you been to Ikaria?
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
... > ... > ... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
... > ... > ... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
... > ... > ... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
... > ... > ... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
... > ... > ... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
... > ... >
... > ... > Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
... > ... > to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
... > ...
... > ... Yes - we spent some time hiking away from the coast. We only had a
... > ... "tourist map", so got hopelessly lost, but enjoyed it a lot. Looking
... > ... at a map I now see that the place we stayed was called Armenistis
... > ... which at the time was the end of the universe. Further on there were
... > ... beaches and campings populated by hippies and such-like. Now there is
... > ... probably a Club Med :-)
... >
... >Google Earth is not sharp at all but the website does not mention Club Med, thank heavens!
... >Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria, though... Thank
... >you, I'm putting Ikaria on the table once more.
...
... I hope you enjoy the krokets.
Greek krokets?? Arnaki? Miam!
Apr 11th 2007, 9:51 pm
#74
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Re: Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:38:09 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
>On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:29:57 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:59:35 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On 12 Apr 2007 01:26:05 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
> ... >electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On 12 apr, 08:47, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ... > ... > On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
> ... > ... > electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > Have you been to Ikaria?
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
> ... > ... > ... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
> ... > ... > ... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
> ... > ... > ... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
> ... > ... > ... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
> ... > ... > ... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
> ... > ... > to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Yes - we spent some time hiking away from the coast. We only had a
> ... > ... "tourist map", so got hopelessly lost, but enjoyed it a lot. Looking
> ... > ... at a map I now see that the place we stayed was called Armenistis
> ... > ... which at the time was the end of the universe. Further on there were
> ... > ... beaches and campings populated by hippies and such-like. Now there is
> ... > ... probably a Club Med :-)
> ... >
> ... >Google Earth is not sharp at all but the website does not mention Club Med, thank heavens!
> ... >Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria, though... Thank
> ... >you, I'm putting Ikaria on the table once more.
> ...
> ... I hope you enjoy the krokets.
>
>Greek krokets?? Arnaki? Miam!
Where there are Dutch, there are Dutch krokets and a three week supply of
boterham.
--
Martin
>On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:29:57 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:59:35 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On 12 Apr 2007 01:26:05 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
> ... >electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On 12 apr, 08:47, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ... > ... > On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
> ... > ... > electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > Have you been to Ikaria?
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
> ... > ... > ... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
> ... > ... > ... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
> ... > ... > ... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
> ... > ... > ... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
> ... > ... > ... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
> ... > ... > to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Yes - we spent some time hiking away from the coast. We only had a
> ... > ... "tourist map", so got hopelessly lost, but enjoyed it a lot. Looking
> ... > ... at a map I now see that the place we stayed was called Armenistis
> ... > ... which at the time was the end of the universe. Further on there were
> ... > ... beaches and campings populated by hippies and such-like. Now there is
> ... > ... probably a Club Med :-)
> ... >
> ... >Google Earth is not sharp at all but the website does not mention Club Med, thank heavens!
> ... >Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria, though... Thank
> ... >you, I'm putting Ikaria on the table once more.
> ...
> ... I hope you enjoy the krokets.
>
>Greek krokets?? Arnaki? Miam!
Where there are Dutch, there are Dutch krokets and a three week supply of
boterham.
--
Martin
Apr 11th 2007, 9:56 pm
#75
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Re: Greek Vacation...HELP PLEASE!
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:51:31 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:38:09 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
...
... >On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:29:57 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:59:35 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >On 12 Apr 2007 01:26:05 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
... > ... >electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >
... > ... > ... On 12 apr, 08:47, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ... > ... > On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
... > ... > ... > electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... > ... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... > Have you been to Ikaria?
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
... > ... > ... > ... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
... > ... > ... > ... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
... > ... > ... > ... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
... > ... > ... > ... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
... > ... > ... > ... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... > Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
... > ... > ... > to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... Yes - we spent some time hiking away from the coast. We only had a
... > ... > ... "tourist map", so got hopelessly lost, but enjoyed it a lot. Looking
... > ... > ... at a map I now see that the place we stayed was called Armenistis
... > ... > ... which at the time was the end of the universe. Further on there were
... > ... > ... beaches and campings populated by hippies and such-like. Now there is
... > ... > ... probably a Club Med :-)
... > ... >
... > ... >Google Earth is not sharp at all but the website does not mention Club Med, thank heavens!
... > ... >Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria, though... Thank
... > ... >you, I'm putting Ikaria on the table once more.
... > ...
... > ... I hope you enjoy the krokets.
... >
... >Greek krokets?? Arnaki? Miam!
...
... Where there are Dutch, there are Dutch krokets and a three week supply of
... boterham.
And it concerns me... in Greece, of all places... how?
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:38:09 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
...
... >On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:29:57 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:59:35 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >On 12 Apr 2007 01:26:05 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
... > ... >electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >
... > ... > ... On 12 apr, 08:47, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ... > ... > On 11 Apr 2007 22:33:59 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
... > ... > ... > electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... > ... On Apr 12, 12:38 am, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... > Have you been to Ikaria?
... > ... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... > ... I went there ages ago. At the time it was a bit out of the way, but
... > ... > ... > ... maybe transport has improved. Used to be an "exile" island for
... > ... > ... > ... political prisoners. We stayed in a village on the NE coast whose name
... > ... > ... > ... escapes me, though I can picture the beach. The bus ride to get there
... > ... > ... > ... was a bit hair-raising - hairpins with steep drops, and the driver
... > ... > ... > ... conversing animatedly with a passenger behind him.
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... > Ages ago I made plans to spend a week there, then had to put them aside, but I still want
... > ... > ... > to. Apart from the crazy chauffeurs, how is it landscape-wise? Nice walks?
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... Yes - we spent some time hiking away from the coast. We only had a
... > ... > ... "tourist map", so got hopelessly lost, but enjoyed it a lot. Looking
... > ... > ... at a map I now see that the place we stayed was called Armenistis
... > ... > ... which at the time was the end of the universe. Further on there were
... > ... > ... beaches and campings populated by hippies and such-like. Now there is
... > ... > ... probably a Club Med :-)
... > ... >
... > ... >Google Earth is not sharp at all but the website does not mention Club Med, thank heavens!
... > ... >Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria, though... Thank
... > ... >you, I'm putting Ikaria on the table once more.
... > ...
... > ... I hope you enjoy the krokets.
... >
... >Greek krokets?? Arnaki? Miam!
...
... Where there are Dutch, there are Dutch krokets and a three week supply of
... boterham.
And it concerns me... in Greece, of all places... how?
