honeymoon in italy and greece

Hey all,

I'm planning a honeymoon for me and my fiance (who else would it be,
right?). We're getting married in the end of May and would leave right
away. We've been thinking about spending 2 weeks in Italy and Greece.
We've already been to Florence and the Italian Riviera so we're looking
at other parts of Italy (such as Venice, Rome and the Amalfi Coast).
We've never been to Greece, though. Can anyone recommend some nice,
relaxing, romantic spots in Greece?

Thanks....

On 5 Mar 2006 16:56:42 -0800, michaeld1313m wrote:

>Hey all,
>
>I'm planning a honeymoon for me and my fiance (who else would it be,
>right?). We're getting married in the end of May and would leave right
>away. We've been thinking about spending 2 weeks in Italy and Greece.
>We've already been to Florence and the Italian Riviera so we're looking
>at other parts of Italy (such as Venice, Rome and the Amalfi Coast).
>We've never been to Greece, though. Can anyone recommend some nice,
>relaxing, romantic spots in Greece?
>
>Thanks....

Nafplios (sp?)

Visited but didn't stay (we stayed in Mycenae) - lovely
little town, lots of places to eat and things to see.
Interesting area for day trips to Argos, Mycenae etc as
well.



Cheers, Alan, Australia

On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:03:07 +1100, Alan S <nothere@there.com> wrote:

>On 5 Mar 2006 16:56:42 -0800, michaeld1313m wrote:
>
>>Hey all,
>>
>>I'm planning a honeymoon for me and my fiance (who else would it be,
>>right?). We're getting married in the end of May and would leave right
>>away. We've been thinking about spending 2 weeks in Italy and Greece.
>>We've already been to Florence and the Italian Riviera so we're looking
>>at other parts of Italy (such as Venice, Rome and the Amalfi Coast).
>>We've never been to Greece, though. Can anyone recommend some nice,
>>relaxing, romantic spots in Greece?
>>
>>Thanks....
>
>Nafplios (sp?)

Naplion?

--
Martin

On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:43:40 -0500, Dr. George O. Bizzigotti
<gbizzigo@mitretek.org> wrote:

>To summarize, "Nafplio" apparently corresponds to the way modern
>Greeks say the name of the town, and "Nauplion" is thought to
>correspond to the way the classical Greeks might have pronounced it
>(and is the spelling used on the English-language web page of the
>Ministry of Culture). "Nafplion" appears to corresponds to the modern
>Greek pronunciation of the classical spelling. "Navplio" and
>"Navplion" might be found on US-printed maps, but appear to be a bit
>further from actual Greek pronunciation. "Nauplio" is a possible
>tranliteration of the modern Greek spelling, but is still further from
>the actual pronunciation. With six possibilities, no wonder the maps
>and guides differed!
>
>Regards,
>
>George

Um, thanks George.

I feel a little less ignorant now in adding the unnecessary
"s":-)

Cheers, Alan, Australia

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