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One more post before we get to a recap of the over-the-top Easter weekend celebrations in Greece!  Rob and I hit the halfway point on our Mediterranean trip in Athens. We started to feel a little worn out, but the vibrancy of the city refreshed us. Basics We couldn’t have asked for a better apartment…

Before we launch into Easter weekend festivities (and there is plenty to report), let’s cover one of the least-planned, best days we had in Athens! On Good Friday, the weather was clear after a morning thunderstorm and the city was quiet, with most residents headed out to their villages for the holiday weekend. Rob and I…

We went to the Acropolis Museum yesterday and learned that we’ve been deceived about ancient Greek design our whole lives…but first things first.  On the walk there, Rob and I stopped into the National Library. A beautiful building, even prettier on the inside. The librarian greeted us and showed us a book from the 16th…

The main tourist sites in Athens are ancient, but there’s a lot to see in this city that blends the modern and the more recently old. Rob and I set out yesterday on a wandering adventure that seemed to give us a look at the “real” Greek capital. Our destination was the Museum of Contemporary…

I had an extra amount of work to take care of this morning. We decided to do something low key with our late start in Athens. Rob and I went for a run from our neighborhood, up through steep hills and urban staircases that look straight out of San Francisco. Everyday city life here seems…

It’s great to be back in a city for a week. The bustle, shopping and museums are a fun change of pace from the sleepy Turkish/Dodecanese coast. On Monday, Rob and I walked to the National Archeology Museum a few blocks down from our apartment.  On the way, we grabbed a koulouria from a street…

Rob and I flew from Kos to Athens on Sunday night. It’s only a 30 minute flight and Aegean still manages to serve you free cups of coffee and soft cookies during it…that’s service! Our airbnb hosts picked us up at the airport and took us on a tour of their favorite sights by car…

Kos is a sleepy Greek island in the spring. A perfect spot of plenty of ancient ruins and Byzantine history surrounded by small farms and deep blue sea. In early April, the touristy parts of the island are still pretty well shut down. With weather in the low 70’s every day and plenty of wildflowers,…

A lot of visitors to Kos only come for the day, either on a cruise ship or a ferry from Bodrum, Turkey. In that short time frame, your best options are to either go on a mad dash motorbike tour of the island or to get to know the harbor town of Kos on foot.…

For our last full day on Kos, Rob and I took our rental bikes to cruise along the north coast of the island. The weather was a bit cooler today, still in the high 60’s, and the locals were bundled up like it was freezing. As usually seems to happen, I found the good farmer’s…