Europe

Olympia, Greece. Oh, this place is special. The image above is the original winged victory. That’s Nike. (Does that word look familiar?) She used to be popped up on a triangular pillar in the heart of the original Olympic village, but now she’s faceless in a museum. Nothing says cultural appropriation like Olympus. Apollo is […]

Tom’s photo of Delphi above. Today was the the longest drive we’ll make. I did all the twisty-turning stuff from lunch at the sea to the bridge. Tom took the last hour and a half through farmland. (He did the first, too, from Delphi to the sea. I will post the route later because it […]

The photo above is the Athena Pronaia Temple near Delphi. Tom took it. He’s really improving his photo skills and it’s so much fun to watch happen! Today was the 1 of 2 scary things we will do. We picked up a rental car in Athens. The second scary thing is when we return the […]

I’m working directly from WordPress this time, so typos will find me. Be patient. In 10 years it’s like it never happened. That photo above is the view from where I planted my rump at the end of the Great Acropolis Adventure. The bottom of the image is a bit of Agora – the old […]

Apparently our decision to stay forever is pretty common. While chatting with the proprietor of the Mistral before leaving this afternoon, she mentioned that most of her business is repeating guests year after year. (And thanks for your patience in these first posts. I’ll be adding links for everything when WiFi is good and time […]

I know that I have a tendency to fall in love with the places we visit, but this time I really mean it. I can not recall a single place in the last forty years that reminds me of this one. Before then, I do remember some time spent on a very quiet ranch my […]