Wednesday, September 08, 2004
into greece
and so goodbye to turkey. greece as follows:
saturday : leave selcuk and arrive at kusasdasi in turkey to get ferry to greece. first taste of serious package holiday hell. eat lunch in michaels place. manage to convince michael that we don't wish to have photo taken with him beneath his sign. and no, we don't wish to postpone our ferry trip to spend the night with him on 'bar street'.
reach samos, greece. find ourselves in mild package holiday hell. walk 2 miles to find only restaurant not serving omlette and chips. drink at pleasant bar and are joined by 8 english couples. the barman knows their regular order - 7 ouzos and 1 english tea. one of them is called stan.
sunday : leave samos for nearby ikaria. guidebook describes it as laid back and with few concessions to tourism. sounds ideal.
on arrival find no taxis or evidence of of hotels, restaurants or shops. rapidly wish there were perhaps a few concessions to tourism.
monday : buy up all fresh produce at mini-market near where we are staying. novelty effect of staying 4 miles walk from nearest restaurant wears thin. go on lovely walk though. fail to get lost or talk to any locals.
tuesday : weather bad. realise that nothing funny has happened and consequently nothing to post on website.
wednesday : find internet cafe. all is saved.
watch this space
saturday : leave selcuk and arrive at kusasdasi in turkey to get ferry to greece. first taste of serious package holiday hell. eat lunch in michaels place. manage to convince michael that we don't wish to have photo taken with him beneath his sign. and no, we don't wish to postpone our ferry trip to spend the night with him on 'bar street'.
reach samos, greece. find ourselves in mild package holiday hell. walk 2 miles to find only restaurant not serving omlette and chips. drink at pleasant bar and are joined by 8 english couples. the barman knows their regular order - 7 ouzos and 1 english tea. one of them is called stan.
sunday : leave samos for nearby ikaria. guidebook describes it as laid back and with few concessions to tourism. sounds ideal.
on arrival find no taxis or evidence of of hotels, restaurants or shops. rapidly wish there were perhaps a few concessions to tourism.
monday : buy up all fresh produce at mini-market near where we are staying. novelty effect of staying 4 miles walk from nearest restaurant wears thin. go on lovely walk though. fail to get lost or talk to any locals.
tuesday : weather bad. realise that nothing funny has happened and consequently nothing to post on website.
wednesday : find internet cafe. all is saved.
watch this space
// posted by courtney and pete @ 11:43 
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Hi Kids!
Thought you might like to know you aren't the only world travellers in the family.... We are reading and typing in an internet cafe at the Stratford festival, prior to seeing Midsummer Night's dream at 8:00 tonight!!!(Friday) Home tomorrow via St. Jacobs Market, guests Sat. night.
Greece sounds a bit dicey.... Hope things have improved.
Love you!
The Run-away Blains
Thought you might like to know you aren't the only world travellers in the family.... We are reading and typing in an internet cafe at the Stratford festival, prior to seeing Midsummer Night's dream at 8:00 tonight!!!(Friday) Home tomorrow via St. Jacobs Market, guests Sat. night.
Greece sounds a bit dicey.... Hope things have improved.
Love you!
The Run-away Blains
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: 12:07 am
Hail to the Runaways! With any luck your comments won't be censored the way Will's and mine were - to think we could both be deleted so easily! I wonder if there was something Freudian in that:) HJope you are enjoying your trip.
Shar
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