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Grecian Getaway – Day 7: All Good Things Must Come to an End
The following day was to be the last of our tour. After breakfast, we loaded our suitcases onto the bus and set forth for Veroia or Veria. Here, too, there was a Jewish community as early as the 1st century … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History, Photography, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Alexander the Great, Holocaust, Philip II of Macedon, Sonia Theodoridou, Vergina, Veria
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Grecian Getaway – Day 5: Seagulls, Dolphins and the Holy Mountain
Our fifth day in Greece was dedicated to the Peninsula of Halkidiki. Setting off after breakfast on what was to prove yet another very hot day, we were bound for the coast. On the way, we stopped at Aristotle’s Park, … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Aristotle, dolphins, Halkidiki, Mount Athos, Ouranopolis, seagulls, Stageira
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Grecian Getaway – Day 4: Water, Water, Everywhere…
The following day saw us headed north-west, to the city of Edessa, known as “the City of Waters”, and famous for its waterfalls. The city is close to the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (or, … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photography, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Edessa, Greece, Loutraki Aridaia, Macedonia, Pozar
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Grecian Getaway – Day 3: Meteora
I am not so sure the following day’s activities were quite the best choice after an evening out at a taverna, after which I, at any rate, did not get to bed until almost 1 am. A four-hour drive to … Continue reading
Grecian Getaway – Day 2
As I discovered the following morning, the buffet breakfast at the hotel was substantial and varied, including all the usual items one would expect to find on the breakfast table of a five star hotel belonging to an international chain, … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Giorgos Dalaras, Greece, Greek Taverna, Litochoro, Mount Olympus, Yehuda Poliker
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Grecian Getaway
It’s been decades since I last visited Greece – since I finished my first university degree in the Classics, in fact – and decades since I have been telling myself I must go there again. This summer, the dream was … Continue reading
Fabulous February
February was scarcely less busy than the previous month – starting with a concert, continuing with an opera the very next day, then another field trip, and ending with a very special party. I will start with the concert. As … Continue reading
I’m So Busy, My Head Is Spinning…
Apologies to Tommy Roe for the paraphrase but… My stepmother warned me that, after I retired, I would find myself busier than ever I was while I was working. What can I say? The last few weeks have been so … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History, Music, Nature, Photography, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Dead Sea, Ein Feshkha, Einot Tzukim, Gilbert and Sullivan, Israel Opera, Nabi Musa, Wadi Nuhil
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Catching Up
I am back! Yes, after a long period of silence, I have returned – with a brand new, powerful computer which, hopefully, won’t keep crashing and with Windows 10, which, hopefully, will allow me to post pictures without causing the … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Nature, News, Photography, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Israel flora and fauna, Israel tourism, Jerusalem Oratorio Choir, Karl Jenkins
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THE VIEW FROM THE PALACE 