08:30 arrival in Opporto. Climbed on a bus from the airplane to clear through immigration in the terminal building. A bit of a sour arrival as Andrew left his MP3 on the airplane. Apparently, Alex had borrowed it and returned to him when he was sleeping. Some cleaner no doubt will be listening to someContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 10July2005; Viano do Castelo, Portugal”
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Travels to a Different Time: 9July2005 Departing Toronto for Lisbon: Airline Food and Its Contempt for Passengers: The Infernal Vacuum WC Flushes
Again always seem to be ready to depart at the very last minute before the airport taxi arrives. Managed to down a quick Martini but with no time to enjoy it. Lesson one is that Martinis are meant to be savoured although not so long they warm up. Four people in the car with tooContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: 9July2005 Departing Toronto for Lisbon: Airline Food and Its Contempt for Passengers: The Infernal Vacuum WC Flushes”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 25July1971: Crete, Greece: Beef in a Pancake!
Dearest Barbara: Both Robert and I do not like Crete. We find Cretans surly and grasping not at all like the other islands. So we will take the first boat out of here in three days. It is terribly humid here. We went to a beach some twenty minutes from the pension we are stayingContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 25July1971: Crete, Greece: Beef in a Pancake!”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 22June1971: Rhodos, Greece: Such Kind and Pleasant People: Two Can Live For $5 a Day!
Dear Barbara: Rhodes is a heavenly place. It is so clean, the Greeks so kind and pleasant. The fruits and vegetables are lovely. The tomatoes and cucumbers are something else. We have a few melons and oranges in our room. On Monday we are going to the island of Symi for a week stay. ItContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 22June1971: Rhodos, Greece: Such Kind and Pleasant People: Two Can Live For $5 a Day!”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 9July1971: Rhodes, Greece: Being in Greece is Like Being in Another World and I Love It!
Dear Andy: We returned from Symi yesterday and tomorrow we leave for Karpathos which is seven hours by ship. I am sitting in a restaurant at the market square waiting for Robert. It is very hot here and thank goodness for a continual breeze. The market is full of fruit and Robert can eat hisContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 9July1971: Rhodes, Greece: Being in Greece is Like Being in Another World and I Love It!”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 16July1971: Othos, Karpathos, Greece: At a Village Party!
Dear Barb: You would never believe the setting. I am sitting at an outdoor café with just two tables with a fat Greek lady clothed in head to toe in black with a black scarf all around her head and neck. We were invited by a lady, Poppy, to visit her in a small villageContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 16July1971: Othos, Karpathos, Greece: At a Village Party!”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 28June1971: Panormitis, Symi, Greece: Staying with The Pilgrims in a Monastery: Father Gabriel’s Miracle
Dear Barbara: You and your roommates would go out of your head as Rhodes is bursting with sailors. I could have a million (at least). We met Harry and Shorty two sailors and on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Roosevelt we received a private tour and saw a side of the ship the regular visiting publicContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 28June1971: Panormitis, Symi, Greece: Staying with The Pilgrims in a Monastery: Father Gabriel’s Miracle”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 28June1971: Rhodos, Greece: The Town is Lousy with U.S. Sailors
Dear Andrew: We are sitting in an outdoor café waiting for some service for breakfast. It is 9:30 now and they do not open for dinner until 10. They serve orange juice in a can here. And always buns in the morning. They sure eat lots of bread here. Loads of it at every meal.Continue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 28June1971: Rhodos, Greece: The Town is Lousy with U.S. Sailors”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 25June1971: Rhodos, Greece: I Feel Like I am in a Dream
Dear Mother: Rob and I slept in this morning and we are waiting for breakfast to digest before we go for a swim. This afternoon we have an invitation to visit the U.S. aircraft carrier U.S. Roosevelt as a result of an invitation from some U.S. sailors we met. The swimming here is very goodContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 25June1971: Rhodos, Greece: I Feel Like I am in a Dream”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 17July1971: Othos, Karpathos, Greece: The Most Beautiful Greek Island Yet!
Dear Mother: We have been on Karpathos for 9 days and in three more we sail for Crete. This island is the most beautiful Greek island yet. We met a Greek girl in town who invited us to a real Greek party. We went there and met a charming Greek couple my age. They askedContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 17July1971: Othos, Karpathos, Greece: The Most Beautiful Greek Island Yet!”
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