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30 September 2006
It was after 2100 when I was picked up by step-dad, Lawrence, from Changi Airport. Roaming charges in Singapore are quite reasonable and I was able to ring him from inside the plane before disembarking, so that I didn’t have to wait too long. Back at Lawrence’s place, Mum had been out and was dropped […]
30 May 2006
I hate flying from west to east because it’s hard to get up in the mornings. I woke at 0700. After a momentary doze, it was 0900. There’s not much we had to do anyway, being with parents who are approaching 80 years of age. Step-dad’s relatives Jacob and Janet came to visit. Mum asked me […]
28 May 2006
I have an evening departure from Athen to Dubai tonight, connecting there to Singapore. I have most of the day to kill around Athens. Going out after breakfast, I headed to Syntagma Square to see the changing of the guards. There were lots of people. The ceremony was more elaborate than I had expected with […]
27 May 2006
My room included a continental breakfast buffet. I started my outing early to avoid the heat. It was nice and cool around 0815 when I walked up the back alley to revisit the Acropolis. But best of all, it was still quiet. There were quaint little shops in people’s homes selling souvenirs along the way. […]
26 May 2006
Today I make my way to Athens, a city I first visited 14 years ago in 1992 on my first big ambitious adventure that took me to Egypt, Greece and Turkey. George, my pension owner, took me to the ferry around 0900. The ferry arrived about 0915 for a quick turnaround. The Blue Star Paros […]
25 May 2006
I should have known better. The wine and kytron at dinner last night woke me up around 0330 this morning, and I only dozed lightly thereafter. I didn’t get out of bed till late. After breakfast, I walked to town and then looked for the bus to Halki. Due to misunderstanding of the placard on […]
24 May 2006
I must be in holiday mode waking up at 0900. But I had plenty of time to do everything so it wasn’t a worry. I headed out around 1000 walking along the waterfront and found the bus to get to the Temple of Apollo. It turned out to be a short ride which I could […]
23 May 2006
I had interrupted sleep. I had felt knocked out by the beer around 2100 and went to sleep early. But obviously the sleep was short lived and woke at 0100. While I don’t drink often and seldom have sleeping issues, I have noticed that alcohol does wake me up in the night. I had to […]
22 May 2006
I woke up tired. I didn’t feel like going to Oia, a village in the northwest where houses spill down the slopes, with a good view of the crater. I decided I’d take it easy and skip Oia for now. Oia is better at sunset anyway. After internetting in town, I returned with some bakery […]
21 May 2006
I had an easy day of exploration today. I walked to town and looked over the caldera. It was a truly stunning view. Somehow I didn’t expect the caldera to be on that side as it was obscured by all the buildings. Text continues after this gallery. While in town, I collected by […]