From UNESCO: The Acropolis of Athens is the most striking ancient Greek still existing in our times. It is situated on a hill of average height (156m) that rises in the basin of Athens. Its overall dimensions are approximately 170 by 350m. The hill is rocky and steep on all sides except for the western side, and has an extensive, nearly flat top. Strong fortification walls have surrounded the summ Read on...
In this trip, we visit the Quebecs eastern regions of Bas and Gaspesie. First region sits in the estuary of river and second one in the gulf.
First stop was Le bic national park. Its a very scenic region, with cliffs, many small bays, emerging rocks, salt marshes, etc....
Park has many hiking trails of all difficulties along with bike trails. Sea kayak excursions are also possible.
Its a goo Read on...
We left Chipiona, intending to take a ferry from Jerez de la Frontera to Cadiz, to visit my niece Salome. When we arrived at the ferry port, we found out they didnt have any ferries running today. So, Antonio decided wed take a train instead. After a short ride across town, we bought four tickets to Cadiz, and away we went. A short time later, we pulled into one of the stations in Cadiz. Wed been Read on...
Located between the Gouwe and Hollandse Ijssel rivers, Gouda can trace its roots back to the 12th century when was the main economic activity.
A canal was built in the 13th century linking the Gouwe with the Rhine river in the north. In addition, a harbour was constructed at the confluence of the Gouwe and Hollandse Ijssel rivers south of the settlement. This created an era of prosperity for the Read on...
Bugn bayramlar akışması var ..evvela bizim 23 nisan ocuk bayramı sonra da Hristiyan dnyasının Easter ‘ ı var ..Hani boyalı yumurtaların akıştırıldığı bir bayram
Kos milleti azmış olur olmaz saatlerde ve yerlerde bomba ss veren maytaplar patlatıyorlar... turistler bu ortama alışık değil ama bizim gibi terr tanışıklığı ve antremanı olanlara bunlar bir şey yazmıyor Read on...
Some how my normal body alarm still worked in a different time zone. Despite the late into the night honking and cheering as a result of the Denmark soccer game win, I was wide awake at 7am. It took Alex about another hour to stir so I did some online research for what we would do today.
Once Alex was up and we both were showered, we headed down to the lobby for a pleasant breakfast. The hotel ha Read on...
We could have easily slept in longer today but the alarm is sounding and we want to beat the heat. It is certainly much hotter here than in the mountains! We are off to Cadiz for the day. Our host has a route via the train and boat.
We set off at 7.30amits still dark! Again I am cursing booking old town Absolutely zero chance of hailing a taxi here and even less chance of one arriving if I try to Read on...
I decided to spend my last full day in UAE visiting Abu Dhabi. It is about a 1.5 hour drive from Dubai. The roads were great and the traffic was pretty light. Abu Dhabi is the political capital and makes up 87% of the land area of UAE. Their population is 2.2 million. No surprise that oil is over 50% of their GDP followed by construction.
Our first stop was the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.The mosqu Read on...
cette page de blog dans lavion entre Lyon et Duba, je devrais plus tt dire dans une nurserie. A lenregistrement javais demand si il y restait des places un peu plus spacieuses pour les jambes. Il y en avait une, bien, vers la cloison de sparation, super pour les jambes, l o on peut accrocher une table pour ventuellement changer les nourrissons. Sur les 30 places autour de moi il doit y une douzain Read on...
We had a wonderful visit with Carlos, Begonia and their daughter Camilla in Cervantes. They gave us a memorable concert with Carlos playing the hurdy gurdy instrument, singing a traditional Galician song in his workshop. ( I posted a video on Facebook. In the video, I see such love and joy as they sing.)
Then they drove us up to the top of a nearby hill for a beautiful sunset. How I love those tr Read on...