Greece travelogue

<jeremyrh.geom> skrev i melding > Greece is not at theme park with
attractions accessible to the drop-in
> vistor and refreshments available at every turn. Some homework is
> required.

I understand what you are saying and I can also understand why the site was
a disappointment. I had the same feeling arriving at Anavatos in Chios for
the first time. The big community building on top was covered in plastic and
rope, scaffolding everywhere and restauration going on. Huge
disappointment! -Until I started to think about the dramatic history of the
place, take in the views, look at what I _could_ see of the village and the
plastic and the scaffolding wanished in a way. It is truly amazing to be in
such a place when you know the history of it, no matter how much you see or
not.

--
Marianne

Following up to jeremyrh.geom :

>Greece is not at theme park with attractions accessible to the drop-in
>vistor and refreshments available at every turn. Some homework is
>required.

I think Alfred would like it to be though.

--
Tim C.

Following up to "Henry Hooray" <yri6tus02@sneakeLEAVETHISOUTmail.com> :

>You seem to be slightly critical of Greek food:



"...and complaining about the food - "It's so greasy isn't it?" ..."

things haven't changed much since 1972.
--
Tim C.

On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:08:38 +0200, Tim C. <tim.challenger@aon.at> wrote:

>Following up to "Marianne Kristiansen" <mixelite@m> :
>
>> It is truly amazing to be in
>>such a place when you know the history of it, no matter how much you see or
>>not.
>
>
>You go for the "culture", not the sights. There's more to that than a few
>rocks piled on or next to each other, there's the history, the tragic and
>trivial events that happened there. If you take the time, and look past the
>tourist veneer, like you did, you can see it.

and maybe even find the beach immediately in front of his hotel.

Before my first visit to Greece I bought amongst other guide books the Blue
Guide to Greece and read it. I also re-read Ulysses and The Iliad
--

Martin

Following up to Martin <me@address.invalid> :

>and maybe even find the beach immediately in front of his hotel.

:-)

>Before my first visit to Greece I bought amongst other guide books the Blue
>Guide to Greece and read it. I also re-read Ulysses and The Iliad

I read Homer before my first island-hopping trip. It really helped with the
sense of awe and appreciation of the relics.
--
Tim C.

On 22 jun, 11:20, Tim C. <tim.challen...@aon.at> wrote:
> Following up to Martin <m...@address.invalid> :
>
> >and maybe even find the beach immediately in front of his hotel.
>
> :-)
>
> >Before my first visit to Greece I bought amongst other guide books the Blue
> >Guide to Greece and read it. I also re-read Ulysses and The Iliad
>
> I read Homer before my first island-hopping trip. It really helped with the
> sense of awe and appreciation of the relics.

.... and not just that, but also the description of nature - the "wine-
dark sea" - to know that what you see from your ferry is what he
described !!

B;

On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:25:51 -0700, jeremyrh.geom wrote:

>On 22 jun, 11:20, Tim C. <tim.challen...@aon.at> wrote:
>> Following up to Martin <m...@address.invalid> :
>>
>> >and maybe even find the beach immediately in front of his hotel.
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> >Before my first visit to Greece I bought amongst other guide books the Blue
>> >Guide to Greece and read it. I also re-read Ulysses and The Iliad
>>
>> I read Homer before my first island-hopping trip. It really helped with the
>> sense of awe and appreciation of the relics.
>
>... and not just that, but also the description of nature - the "wine-
>dark sea" - to know that what you see from your ferry is what he
>described !!

and Homer's "sandy Pylos" to know what is outside the hotel door.
--

Martin

"Tim C." <tim.challenger@aon.at> wrote:
> You go for the "culture," not the sights.

That is one of the sillier statements I've read.
Maybe /you/ do, but we all travel with different objectives.

On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:38:40 +0200, Alfred Molon <alfred_molonCANCELm>
wrote:

>In article <1182539874.570810.238370@q19g2000prn. .com>,
>michaelnewportm says...
>
>> we rilly wanna c those fotos!
>
>The ones of Greece? I shot 2000 images (lots of panoramics, where you
>combine 2-20+ images into one) and now have a backlog of 6500 images.
>Will take some time until I manage to reach the Greece ones.

I look forward to seeing them.
--

Martin

On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:13:22 +0200, Alfred Molon <alfred_molonCANCELm>
wrote:

>In article <hqdo73lj7kc2lh2ei99e02odio8tv3gtqe@>,
>me@address.invalid says...
>
>> "Apollo Epicurius at Bassae" produces more google hits than I know what to do
>> with.
>
>Actually only 707.

That's about 706 more than you claimed to have found.
--

Martin