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- Map of Greece. The numbers indicate the locations...
- Satellite view of Piraeus, where our hotel was an...
- Aegina Island
- floating Fruit market on Aegina
- Typical Bizantene style Orthodox church
- Freshly barbecue-ed Octopus
- Anyone for octopus barbecue ?
- Aegina is known for its Pistachio.
- Pedestrian roads on the island
- Typical fishing boats @ harbor
- Details of the bell tower
- Little tiny Orthidox church, right in the middle ...
- Nets in the harbor of Eugina island
- Hydra, by favorite Greek island
- Typical window blinds, closed during the day.
- Typical windmills of the area.
- Swimming in the crystal clear waters of Hydra
- That water is sooooo tempting...
- ...most didn't mind swimming in the deep end.
- View of the harbor entrance @ Hydra
- Swimmers in the Crystal clear waters...
- Crystal clear waters on Hydra island
- Stairs from main (only) road
- The harbor of Hydra
- Downtown Hydra
- No cars allowed on the island, the only way of tr...
- Cafe at the Hydra Harbor
- Our cruise ship, anchored at Hydra island
- Foros (or Poros) island
- With this kind of weather, clothes dry very fast !
- Typical streets of Foros
- The Foros lighthouse in the background, next to a...
- Johannie and I by the Bell tower, with a fantasti...
- View of the bay from Foros (on the way to the Bel...
- The small port of Foros island
- Entrance of the bay by Foros island.
- Greek traditional dancing class, on the lower dec...
- Johannie, enjoying the terrific greek weather, on...
- Itinerary of our cruise
- Then at 9am (a few hours after the end of the wed...
- The wedding party
- It's traditional to pin money on the bride & groom.
- Vasilis' Sister
- The table of honor...
- Ice-cream wedding cake !
- the cake needed to be cut right away, else it wou...
- The ice-cream cake
- Vasilis signing his life away...
- Almonds enrobed with sugar, given as a souvenir o...
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- Anastasia and Vasilis greeting everybody after th...
- Religious Seremony
- kissing of the golden bible
- The Greek Orthodox seremony, outside, at 10:30pm
- more friends...
- Last minute adjustements before stepping out...
- ...with the cousins
- Anastasia with her parents and brother
- Anastasia's Granpa started singing early...
- Shoes on a silver platter, with rice
- Shoe seremony
- Arrival of the shoes ceremony @ 9:00pm
- Metro Station by the Ancient Agora
- The ancient Agora of Athens
- View of the Acropolis' Parthenon, through the col...
- stray dogs roming through the temple of Hephaistos.
- Temple of Hephaistos. The temple, known as the "T...
- The Odeion of Agrippa (in the Ancient Agora). It ...
- Ancient Agora (Parthenon in the background)
- View of the ancient Agora from the Parthenon (Acr...
- yet another picture of the Acropolis (seen from t...
- Dionysus Promenade
- ...while the horse enjoyed his "take away food".
- Souvlaki @ Greek FastFood restaurent.
- Greek fast food restaurent.
- Greek Food !
- Dionesos Pie
- ...and my favorite salad: Nicoise (a la Greek, ho...
- I had a somptious Mousaka
- Johannie, checking out the menu...
- ...and we ate at a restaurent near the hill.
- Theater
- Sacred Olives
- Old Greek inscription relating the story of Athen...
- Did the animal rights movement notice this horse ...
- Columns everywhere...
- more columns...
- Columns...
- Rear view
- Side view of the Parthenon
- Johannie by the entrance gates of the Parthenon
- View, from the Parthenon, of the Theater and Areo...
- Apostle Paul @ Areopagus
- The Acropoli Theater (where Yani performed live) ...
- Theater of Dionysos
- Theater of Dionysos
- Daryl @ the south entrance of the Acropolis
- Metro
- Johannie in the metro (from Pireas to Monastiraki...
- The Acropolis from Space
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About Me
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- Johannie is a Scientist (Molecular Biology) and Daryl is an Engineer (Electronics)
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