Elderhostel

Athens Athens 2004 Corinth Canal Corfu Crete Antiquities Crete Delphi Edessa Elderhostel Epidaurus Greater Macedonia Homeric Legend Ioannina Ionian Islands Kalambaka Meteora Meteora  2004 Metsovo Mycenae Mycenae 2004 Mystras Nafplion Northern Greece Olympia Orthodox Easter Pella Rhodes Santorini Synagogue on Rhodes Thessaloniki

Elderhostel in Greece

Myths, Mysteries and Legends of Western Greece and the Ionion Sea

April 2004

 

Athens, in the country of Greece of the European Union

 

We stayed in the Parthenon Hotel within sight of the Acropolis walls

 

learned of ancient Athens from Ms. Efi Pipera

 

and toured the Parthenon along with other tourists

Other Photos of the Acropolis

 

Tasted Greek dishes

 

 

including old recipes

 

served by these chefs in a Pireas restaurant

 

observed a Good Friday procession

More Photos of Orthodox Easter

 

visited the Monasteries of Meteora during a stay in Kalambaka

 

stopped in Metsovo

 

on the way to Ioannina

 

took the ferry to Corfu

 

restaurant for lunch on Corfu

 

some of the group

 

while Kostas Papaioannou, our leader (center), and our bus driver (right) had their lunch

 

and explored the Ionian Islands

 

Kostas Papaioannou gave us the Tour Guide presentation at Olympia and Delphi


Lunch at the Taverna Ta Kotonouλa

 

a Greek salad

 

the baked chicken

 

with an orange from the orchard to finish


 

the final tour was to Epidaurus and Mycenae

 

on the last day we returned to our ship
(the small one on the left)

 

the Captain looks on as we go up the gangplank
in anticipation of the Farewell Dinner


Athens Athens 2004 Corinth Canal Corfu Crete Antiquities Crete Delphi Edessa Elderhostel Epidaurus Greater Macedonia Homeric Legend Ioannina Ionian Islands Kalambaka Meteora Meteora  2004 Metsovo Mycenae Mycenae 2004 Mystras Nafplion Northern Greece Olympia Orthodox Easter Pella Rhodes Santorini Synagogue on Rhodes Thessaloniki

Train Tour Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Baltic States Belgium Bellorussia Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Northern Cyprus Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Ukraine Vatican City

World Heritage Mosaics Roman World Africa Antarctica Asia Atlantic Islands Australia Caribbean Central America Europe Indian Ocean Middle East North America Pacific Islands South America The Traveler Recent Adventures Adventure Travel

 

People and Places