2007 – Madrid; Plaza Mayor, Puerto del Sol and the Prado
15-August-2007. A couple of weeks ago we read about soaring heat, a blackout in Barcelona, an oil spill in the Mediterranean and giant schools of jellyfish lurking off the beaches …
2007 – Naples, Capri and Ischia
Naples is one of the Italian cities we’ve more or less avoided over the years, possibly because of its reputation, which isn’t so good. About 9 years ago we were …
2007 – Rome; Walking tours in the Dog days of Summer
We arrived here this year on the last day of the ancient Roman phenomenon known as caniculares , “dog days”. The Romans believed between July 3rd and August 11th, Sirius, …
2007 – Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian Coast
The first thing we noticed about arriving to the Dubrovnik Airport was the relaxed security. Tourism might be the largest industry in the country and the security guards were not …
2007 – Vienna – Mozart, Hapsburgs and 19th century Art
I don’t know why I used to think Vienna was a stuffy, pompous city. I don’t know if it’s me or if the city changed, but it sure is wonderful …
2007 – Moscow; the Kremlin, the city and the museums
It’s been 15 years since Soviet Union folded. When we were in St Petersburg over 7 years ago, the favorite t-shirt had a statue of Lenin being pulled down with …
2007 – Tallinn, the old Town, ex-Soviets and the Beer
Tallinn, a small city of around 500,000, is the capital city of Estonia. There is a lot of old history here and it’s one of the best preserved old towns …
2007 – Copenhagen; Round Tower, Rosenborg and the rain
We just got out of the plane in Copenhagen. It’s cold and wet and everyone is telling us the rain will be here all week. Lucky for us, we won’t …
2007 – Peloponesse; Naplion, Mycenae, Epivadros, Olympia
Athens to Nafplion is an easy 2 hours. The roads are good, the traffic manageable and the drive was without incident; well, we did almost run out of gas and …
2007 – Athens; the Plaka, Acropolis Hill and the Agora
When American basketball superstar, Shaquille O’Neal came back from Athens last year, a reporter asked him if he went to the Parthenon. Shaq’s told him he went to a lot …
2007 – Kos in the Dodecanese Islands
Kos Island, Greece is a one hour ride on the ferry from Bodrum, Turkey. Of course that doesn’t include the 75 minutes it takes to go through four passport inspections …
2007 – Ephesus and the Aegean Coast of Turkey
Our map of Turkey makes most of the roads look like super highways; these thick lines in any other country would translate to autostrada, autopista, autoroute or autobahn. In fact, …
You must be logged in to post a comment.