We recently returned from our trip to Greece, and there are numerous stories to tell. I’m planning my own write-up of events, day by day, as based on memory and on notes I took at the time. I didn’t take that many notes, so I’m sure lots of stuff has fleeted in the mean time, but I’m sure the others will write disparaging comments on the entries with additional details.
My initial invitation for the trip was in late May, where the original group was Alicia, Laura and Chez. As the months went on, Chez eventually had to bow out of the planning. After some more planning discussions, we finally booked in early July, with just myself, Alicia and Laura. The travel agency didn’t bat an eye at booking a triple, and as we discovered, the accommodations were nearly, but not quite, ideal.
The booking of the trip cost nearly $3,000, plus we each brought some extra money along. I got 800 euros, wherein each euro cost around 1.5 dollars at the time. I came back with about 250 euros, which I’ll sell back.
The trip was 2 weeks, from September 28th to October 13th. This entry will contain a table of contents for the entry for each day in the journey, and be linked as each entry is actually written.
Day 1 – Flight, Cruise ship boarding and Mykonos Excursion
Day 2 – Turkey, Ephesus Excursion, Patmos Excursion
Day 3 – Rhodes Excursion
Day 4 – Crete landing
Day 5 – ‘Unknown Crete’ Excursion
Day 6 – Knossos Palace
Day 7 – ‘Spinalonga’ Excursion
Day 8 – Fast Ferry, Santorini landing
Day 9 – ‘Santorini Bus Tour’ Excursion
Day 10 – ‘Volcano Tour’ Excursion
Day 11 – Return to Cruise Ship
Day 12 – Athens landing, ‘City Tour’ Excursion
Day 13 – Shopping and Sightseeing
Day 14 – ‘Cape Sounion’ Excursion
Day 15 – Flight home
In general, it was a good trip. I found it pretty tiring, both at the time, and even now, but I think I’m just jet-lagged. And on the plus side, Alicia, Laura and I are still on speaking terms, which wasn’t necessarily a given. Everyone had a good time, and many a photograph was taken.
Not pictured, Greece
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