Greg and the Turks

Posted on December 19, 2007

The train for Alexanderop left Athens at the ungodly hour of 6 something yesterday morning. The land scape changed from greens, to greens, oranges, & white then finally to solid white as the train carried me through the mountains. a Greek girl started chatting with me and invited me to... [Read More]

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More kebabs

Posted on December 17, 2007

After a corner store lamb kebab i followed my gps 2.9km to the national gallery & Alexandros soutzos museum (stopping briefly at the military museum to look at planes and cannons). It was interesting to see how modern artists dealt with their antique ancestry. There were some amazing marble statues,... [Read More]

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Greg in Greece

Posted on December 16, 2007

The ferry wagged it’s tale to the horizon as it happily navigated the islands towards parits. After befriending some Americans i followed them to Athens via train. Greece has similar terrain to Italy but the undisciplined telegraph poles lying near horizontal shows the difference in wealth. I have found a... [Read More]

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