Because I love exploring ancient civilizations it seemed logical that we would combine Greece with our trip to Egypt. Also we have good friends who are originally from Crete. They have a second home in Crete and have been after us for a long time to come to Crete and stay with them. We could do that with this trip to Greece.
When I was younger I would love reading about all the stories of the gods-Apollo, Athena, Zeus.......... Glorious Greece. It has a lot to offer-culture, history, art, food, shopping, sun and sand. But I'm most interested in the remains of ancient Greece. Here's where European civilization first flourished.
PLANNING. I bought several guide books which helped me plan our itinerary. I
printed out
blank calendar pages so I could keep track of our day to day happenings. I bought a small notebook. In it I entered all the information on our flights, hotels, rental car information, ferry information as well as the excursions/sightseeing I wanted to do. Final itinerary was Nafplion, Olympia, Delphi, Kalambaka, Athens, Mykonos, Santorini, Crete, Rhodes, more time in Athens. We will stay with our friends in Chania, Crete from 6/25-7/3/2011.
PREPARATION. We already had necessities packed for our Egypt trip which would serve for Greece also. Things like prescription medications, over the counter medications, first aid kit, etc.
CLOTHING. In addition to everything we had packed for Egypt I had also packed water shoes for us. I had read that the beaches in Greece mostly will not be the soft sandy type we found in Egypt. Richard would not be doing any scuba diving in Greece.
So excited! Can't wait to explore Greece and spend time with our friends on Crete.
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