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OCTOBER 20, FRIDAY
ACROPOLIS Today was another clear, sunny, beautiful day in the 70’s, cool in the morning but hot on the way up the Acropolis hill. Our breakfast was marvelous and we are becoming convinced that the food in Athens is the
OCTOBER 20, FRIDAY
ACROPOLIS Today was another clear, sunny, beautiful day in the 70’s, cool in the morning but hot on the way up the Acropolis hill. Our breakfast was marvelous and we are becoming convinced that the food in Athens is the
OCTOBER 19, THURSDAY
ATHENS I’ve already described our trip to Athens and our arrival which took place today and here will include photographs of the streets of Athens on our first evening here.
OCTOBER 19, THURSDAY
ATHENS I’ve already described our trip to Athens and our arrival which took place today and here will include photographs of the streets of Athens on our first evening here.
OCTOBER 18, WEDNESDAY
LEAVING LETOJANNI Our last day in Letojanni I spent the morning having a long breakfast with Rob’s son Benjamin, a bar owner in Portland, Oregon and with Rob and Leslie. Then Tom and I quickly packed up and took the
OCTOBER 18, WEDNESDAY
LEAVING LETOJANNI Our last day in Letojanni I spent the morning having a long breakfast with Rob’s son Benjamin, a bar owner in Portland, Oregon and with Rob and Leslie. Then Tom and I quickly packed up and took the
OCTOBER 17, TUESDAY
SIRACUSA Photographs of the Duomo and more photographs of Siracusa.
OCTOBER 17, TUESDAY
SIRACUSA Photographs of the Duomo and more photographs of Siracusa.
OCTOBER 16, MONDAY
SIRACUSA (SYRACUSE) Actually, on Monday, we rested and I processed photographs and spent some time at the beach. We put off renting a car until Tuesday, and when the red Fiat Panda was delivered to our hotel on Tuesday morning
OCTOBER 16, MONDAY
SIRACUSA (SYRACUSE) Actually, on Monday, we rested and I processed photographs and spent some time at the beach. We put off renting a car until Tuesday, and when the red Fiat Panda was delivered to our hotel on Tuesday morning
OCTOBER 15, SUNDAY
TAORMINA AGAIN After the hotel buffet breakfast Tom and I took the bus to Taormina. We didn‘t have much luck with buses, we had to wait 45 minutes for the bus to Taormina and an hour for the bus on
OCTOBER 15, SUNDAY
TAORMINA AGAIN After the hotel buffet breakfast Tom and I took the bus to Taormina. We didn‘t have much luck with buses, we had to wait 45 minutes for the bus to Taormina and an hour for the bus on
OCTOBER 14, SATURDAY
THE BIG DAY Today was the big day. It was Rob‘s 75th birthday party and also the day that my son Tom arrived after an overnight flight from Asheville to Milan and then a flight from Milan to Catania. In
OCTOBER 14, SATURDAY
THE BIG DAY Today was the big day. It was Rob‘s 75th birthday party and also the day that my son Tom arrived after an overnight flight from Asheville to Milan and then a flight from Milan to Catania. In
OCTOBER 13, FRIDAY
VISITING FORZA D’AGRO AND THE OPERA Today I was expecting a day off, but I was invited by Titus and Maureen to ride along with them in their rental car to visit a couple of villages and then to attend
OCTOBER 13, FRIDAY
VISITING FORZA D’AGRO AND THE OPERA Today I was expecting a day off, but I was invited by Titus and Maureen to ride along with them in their rental car to visit a couple of villages and then to attend
OCTOBER 12, THURSDAY
LETOJANNI Today I met person after person who were there to celebrate Rob‘s 75th birthday whose names I have jumbled in my head. In the evening I walked along the waterside. The tourists were back in their rooms and the
OCTOBER 12, THURSDAY
LETOJANNI Today I met person after person who were there to celebrate Rob‘s 75th birthday whose names I have jumbled in my head. In the evening I walked along the waterside. The tourists were back in their rooms and the
OCTOBER 11, WEDNESDAY
LETOJANNI The shift from my Taormina airbnb to the Hotel Della Palme was only five miles, but is a world apart. The Hotel Della Palme is owned by Enzo, a cousin of Rob Amberg, whose 75th birthday party I am
OCTOBER 11, WEDNESDAY
LETOJANNI The shift from my Taormina airbnb to the Hotel Della Palme was only five miles, but is a world apart. The Hotel Della Palme is owned by Enzo, a cousin of Rob Amberg, whose 75th birthday party I am
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