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...
by mikesisti | Jun 24, 2018 | Blog
Athens is the city of ruins. Rich in history that goes back thousands of years, there are hundreds of excavation and restoration sites all over the city. From the famous Acropolis to monuments, residences and temples, there is one on just about every street. And none...
by mikesisti | Jun 23, 2018 | Blog
After an uneventful flight from Tampa, we are sitting in Newark Airport with five hours to kill. So we start with lunch and then wander around the terminal. It turns out all the restaurants and bars in this terminal are owned by the same company and all use...
