-Martin

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:56:54 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:

>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?

"Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria,
though."
--

Martin

-Magda

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:23:49 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:56:54 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
...
... >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?
...
... "Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria,
... though."

Does it mean I'll be forced to eat Apfelstrudel? )))

-Martin

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:31:55 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:

>On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:23:49 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:56:54 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ...
> ... >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?
> ...
> ... "Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria,
> ... though."
>
>Does it mean I'll be forced to eat Apfelstrudel? )))
and pickled herring
and sing selections from The Sound Of Music?
--

Martin

S Viemeister

Alan S wrote:

> Maybe the problem is not an antipathy
> to English speakers but to near-neighbour English speakers.
>
Possible.

> 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.
>
What amused me, was that the red stop signs were in French. Am I
mistaken, or do stop signs in _France_ read STOP, rather than ARRETE?

Sheila

-Magda

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:19:15 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:31:55 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
...
... >On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:23:49 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:56:54 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >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?
... > ...
... > ... "Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria,
... > ... though."
... >
... >Does it mean I'll be forced to eat Apfelstrudel? )))

... and pickled herring
... and sing selections from The Sound Of Music?

Poor little me...

-Martin

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:10:55 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:

>On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:19:15 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:31:55 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:23:49 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:56:54 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >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?
> ... > ...
> ... > ... "Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria,
> ... > ... though."
> ... >
> ... >Does it mean I'll be forced to eat Apfelstrudel? )))
>
> ... and pickled herring
> ... and sing selections from The Sound Of Music?
>
>Poor little me...

... here are a few of your favourite things.

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favourite things

Cream coloured ponies and crisp apple streudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favourite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favourite things

When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favourite things
And then I don't feel so bad
--

Martin

-Martin

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:49:29 -0400, S Viemeister <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Alan S wrote:
>
>> Maybe the problem is not an antipathy
>> to English speakers but to near-neighbour English speakers.
>>
>Possible.
>
>> 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.
>>
>What amused me, was that the red stop signs were in French. Am I
>mistaken, or do stop signs in _France_ read STOP, rather than ARRETE?

Yes EU standardisation. So why no Beware of Soft Verges in France?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_sign

Time to give this one an airing
http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_apr20...ignRomance.jpg
--

Martin

Alan S

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:22:36 +0200, Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Time to give this one an airing
>http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_apr20...ignRomance.jpg
>--

Marvellous. Thanks.

Cheers, Alan, Australia
--
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/
latest: Athens and The Adriatic
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/

-Martin

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:04:25 GMT, Alan S <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:22:36 +0200, Martin
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Time to give this one an airing
>>http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_apr20...ignRomance.jpg
>>--
>
>Marvellous. Thanks.

When my son was about 13 he thought he was very daring when he wore a similar
decorated T shirt to school under his white school shirt.
Nowadays they have it tattooed on them. Jeremy, you had better check.
--

Martin

-Magda

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:10:30 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:10:55 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
...
... >On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:19:15 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:31:55 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:23:49 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... > ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >
... > ... > ... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:56:54 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... >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?
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... "Apparently they have visitors from the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria,
... > ... > ... though."
... > ... >
... > ... >Does it mean I'll be forced to eat Apfelstrudel? )))
... >
... > ... and pickled herring
... > ... and sing selections from The Sound Of Music?
... >
... >Poor little me...
...
... ... here are a few of your favourite things.
...
... Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
... Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
... Brown paper packages tied up with strings
... These are a few of my favourite things
...
... Cream coloured ponies and crisp apple streudels
... Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
... Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
... These are a few of my favourite things
...
... Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
... Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
... Silver white winters that melt into springs
... These are a few of my favourite things
...
... When the dog bites
... When the bee stings
... When I'm feeling sad
... I simply remember my favourite things
... And then I don't feel so bad

And "How do you solve a problem like Martin"?

-Martin

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:17:45 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:

>On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:10:30 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

<snip>

> ... When the bee stings
> ... When I'm feeling sad
> ... I simply remember my favourite things
> ... And then I don't feel so bad
>
>And "How do you solve a problem like Martin"?

I'll let you into the secret when you have finished eating all those lovely
krokets with noodles.
--

Martin

-Magda

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:22:25 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:17:45 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
...
... >On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:10:30 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
...
... <snip>
...
... > ... When the bee stings
... > ... When I'm feeling sad
... > ... I simply remember my favourite things
... > ... And then I don't feel so bad
... >
... >And "How do you solve a problem like Martin"?
...
... I'll let you into the secret when you have finished eating all those lovely
... krokets with noodles.

In 2000 I visited a Greek island that is infested by the Dutch (amidst other folks) in
summer - not a kroket in sight. You are just trying to scare me. Not gonna happen, Mister!

-Martin

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:31:46 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:

>On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:22:25 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:17:45 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:10:30 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ...
> ... <snip>
> ...
> ... > ... When the bee stings
> ... > ... When I'm feeling sad
> ... > ... I simply remember my favourite things
> ... > ... And then I don't feel so bad
> ... >
> ... >And "How do you solve a problem like Martin"?
> ...
> ... I'll let you into the secret when you have finished eating all those lovely
> ... krokets with noodles.
>
>In 2000 I visited a Greek island that is infested by the Dutch (amidst other folks) in
>summer - not a kroket in sight.

They only share them with intimate friends.

>You are just trying to scare me. Not gonna happen, Mister!

Plenty of krokets available in Side in Turkey last year, but Turkish food is
more varied than Greek.
--

Martin

Ron MacCarthy

JuanElorza wrote:
> [email protected] a �crit :
>> To all,
>>
>> I have been reading some posts here about travel to Greece. It seems
>> like you all dispense some good advice and I need some.
>> First of all, I am a photographer and so most of MY travel decisions
>> are based around photographic opportunity. I am also married and my
>> wife's travel decisions are, well, not necessarily based on the same
>> critieria. For some reason she seems to like to see museaums, shop and
>> expierience culture
>> We are planning a 8-9 day trip to Greece and are having trouble
>> deciding on an itinerary. So far we have two that seem to be front
>> runners.
>>
>> Trip 1:
>> Day 1 - Arrive in Athens/Afternoon to explore a bit.
>> Day 2 - Sightsee in Athens
>> Day 3-5 - Leave for a 3 day trip through Delphi, Olympia and Meteora.
>> Day 6 - Return to Athens/Afternoon free
>> Day 7 - Athens (maybe a day trip somewhere)
>> Day 8 - Return flight.
>>
>> Trip 2:
>> Day 1-3 - Athens.
>> Day 4-6 - Santorini
>> Day 7-8 - Athens (maybe a day trip to Delphi)
>>
>> The decision is really to take a trip inland from Athens or try to see
>> at least one island. We are not really resort/beach people (we live in
>> Orlando, Florida) so the islands don't have as much appeal as they may
>> to some. That said, especially Santorini looks stunning. It also seems
>> to me the Meteora is almost a "can't miss" place if we get to Greece
>> and the decision basically comes down to Meteora vs Santorini.
>>
>> If you had 8-9 days, which would you do, taking into consideration the
>> photography angle? Any and all advice appreciated.
>>
> There is something special in the atmosphere of greek islands that you
> should not have experienced in Florida. If you are a photographer, don't
> miss them. I don't know what you like to photograph people, cities,
> nature, but all three will appear different.
> If you are in a hurry Hydra and Poros are just a day trip from Athens.
> Your wife will see some recent and ancient culture there.
>
> http://www.athensguide.com/aegina.html
>
Personally having been to all your mentioned place I would do trip #1
and go out to Hydra on your free day 7(or day trip out to Nafplio in the
Peloponnese, also close). That will make a full and busy schedule BUT a
great one! It should be photographic heaven! Meteora and Delphi were
two of my favourites. Hydra would give you a nice easy close by taste of
a pretty Greek island but save Santorini for another trip when you can
also do some other islands in the Cyclades chain and have the time to do
them justice. I have little doubt you will go back if at all humanly
possible.
Excuse my spelling of some of the Greek place names but there are a half
dozen English variations of the spellings---and all correct, it seems?????.
Ron