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Today we say good-bye to Athens and hello to the Oosterdam, I.e., the ship that will be our home away from home for the next 19 days. This is a ship n the Holland America cruise line. Most importantly, today is our 51st wedding anniversary! In fact, the ship sails around the time (minus the
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Today, we took a tour of the a temple of Delphi; the town of Arachola, and the Delphi Archaelogical Museum. It was an all-day deal, beginning at 8:30 A.M. and ending shortly after 6:00 P.M. Delphi is about two-and-a-half hours away from Athens. The Museum is near the site of the ruins. Arachola is a
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Today was a long day, we went and had a tour of the Acropolis, and took the hop on/hop off bus to the beaches and the Riviera, and then the Athens circle once again. We walked to the Panthemic Stadium and then from there to dinner. It doesn’t sound like much, you say? Well, consider
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Day 1 coming to a close. Took a nap this afternoon but still tired. Took the Hop on Hop off (HoHo) bus for a city tour. (See pix in SmugMug). Had dinner small local cafe- Dani has the Moussaka (loved it) and I the beef kabobs / 2 of us with complimentary ouzo and watermelon-17
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Boarded And swag: pillow, blanket, socks and slippers, toothbrush and paste, and a towel… and this is economy – want to peak into first class… Took off mostly on time. About an hour into the flight was “linner” and they gave us a menu! And they served complimentary wine too! And then breakfast. And the
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Boarded And swag: pillow, blanket, socks and slippers, toothbrush and paste, and a towel… and this is economy – want to peak into first class… Took off mostly on time. About an hour into the flight was “linner” and they gave us a menu! And they served complimentary wine too! And then breakfast. And the
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The first leg of our journey begins with a flight from O’Hare to Istanbul Turkish Airlines186 Chicago to Istanbul 22AUG23 11:35am 23AUG23 5:55am Made it! Checkin and security a breeze (hopefully it will continue that way). And of course Turkish Airlines desk is the furthest east in terminal 5 and our gate is the furthest
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Our Cruise itinerary : Date Port Arrival Time Departure Time Aug 26, 2023 Piraeus (Athens), Greece — 5:00 pm Aug 27, 2023 Cruising — — Aug 27, 2023 Istanbul, Turkey 4:00 pm — Aug 28, 2023 Istanbul, Turkey — 4:00 pm Aug 29, 2023 Mykonos, Greece 11:00 am 6:00 pm Aug 30, 2023 Cruising 8:00
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