Kotor is a small city in a small country. The population of the entire country is only about 625,000; the population of Kotor only amounts to about 13,000 people. Nonetheless Kotor has one of the best preserved medieval old towns in the Adriatic. It is also a UNICEF World Heritage Sight, probably for that reason. The […]
Read More »On Monday we docked in Trieste. As it turns out we were in for a pleasant surprise. Although we docked in Trieste, Italy as advertised, the tour we signed up for was right next door in Slovenia. It never occurred to us that the tour we booked would be in Slovenia. But it was. And […]
Read More »We spent Friday (the 25th) and Saturday (the 26th) in Croatia. On Friday it was Dubrovnik; on Thursday, Trogir. We went on a walking tour of Dubrovnik. It is just a stunningly beautiful city. And a walking tour is just the right way to see the city. Except that when we went, it rained. Actually […]
Read More »Today we stopped at Katakolon in Greece. We had the opportunity to visit a vineyard and an olive grove (and the processing plants for their products) near Olympia, Greece. It was a beautiful day to be outdoors and meet the owners of these family businesses – and to taste some very good olive oils […]
Read More »We did a short (2 ½ hour) walking tour in the small but relentlessly cute town of Nafplion. Greece. It is a coastal city located in the Peloponnese in Greece. Additionally, it is the capital of the regional unit of Argolis and an important tourist destination. First stop: we visited Kapodistrias Square. On the top […]
Read More »Mykonos is a small windy island that is part of the Cyclades Islands, in the Aegean Sea. It is difficult to grow things on the rocky, steep hills of Mykonos. However, in the past the wind made it a great place for farmers from other islands to come and use the Mykonos windmills (for grinding […]
Read More »We are back in Greece now, where we had a nice walking tour of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city (after Athens). Again, tons of history in this city, some reflected in its archeology museum, and much in the monuments all over the city (including Alexander the Great ). We spent a good deal […]
Read More »Our next stop was 2 full days in Istanbul. Approximately 30% of Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) is in Europe (measured by land mass) and 70% is in Asia. The two sides are separated by the Bosphorus Strait. About 16 million people live in the city, and many commute between the two continents for work. The […]
Read More »Our next stop was the island of Rhodes. With a population of 56,000 in the city proper and 90,000 counting the outskirts, Rhodes is the principal city of the island of Rhodes. Built by the Hospitalliers, it is one of the best-preserved medieval cities of Europe, and is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. […]
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