by mikesisti | Jul 3, 2018 | Blog
When we left Athens, we told the taxi driver to take us to Marina Zea in Piraeus. From the map the marina looked huge and capable of docking scores of boats. My concern about finding the right dock was allayed by the fact that we were looking for a 110 ft. yacht,...
by mikesisti | Jul 2, 2018 | Blog
My visual image of these famous islands was a collection of about 50 lush, green mountains rising out of the sea with dense villages in large clusters, bathed in warm sunshine and gentle breezes. In reality, it turned out to be the opposite. Literally, thousands of...
by mikesisti | Jun 28, 2018 | Blog
Athens is a city of 5 million souls, and it seems that there is one restaurant for every four of them. Traveling around the city we encountered thousands of typical Greek restaurants, serving gyro, souvlaki, kabobs, and all the other standard Greek fare. In fact, they...
by mikesisti | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog
Right below the Acropolis sits the magnificent Acropolis Museum. The structure is built with glass floors so you can see the ongoing excavation beneath the building. The museum’s four stories house hundreds of artifacts and sculptures salvaged from the multiple...
by mikesisti | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog
The city of Athens is itself a museum of history and antiquity. And within that city are some amazing museums. Today’s visit was a monumental event. Partly because it is one of World’s greatest museums of archeology, but more so because of the...
