
Valiant València
Breathing in the ambrosial scented orange blossoms that perfume the air in València, is intoxicating.
Continue reading “Valiant València”Breathing in the ambrosial scented orange blossoms that perfume the air in València, is intoxicating.
Continue reading “Valiant València”We spent three delightful days exploring Chania (pronounced hawn-ya) on the northwest coast of Crete.
Continue reading “Chania, Crete”The White Mountains of Crete offered spectacular scenery as we traversed the home of the ancient Minoans.
Continue reading “Crisscrossing Crete”Have you heard the legend of the Minotaur – the beast who prowled the labyrinth at King Minos’s Palace? Knossos … Continue reading Agios Nikolaos, Crete
Candie, a former name of Crete, exported candied fruits that were so popular they were known as ‘candy’.
Continue reading “Candy, Candie, Kandiye”We used the ancient port city of Heraklion as our January base on the radiant Grecian island of Crete.
Continue reading “Yasou from Crete”Learning Greek is arduous. Ναί (like nay) means yes and όχι (pronounced similar to okay) means no.
Continue reading “A for Athens”Around 508 BCE, democracy as a form of government first began in Athens, Greece.
Continue reading “Birthplace of Democracy”Much of Ancient Greek’s civilization, culture and philosophy became the foundation of Western civilization.
Continue reading “Cradle of Western Civilization”An interesting and eclectic mix of museums were waiting for us to discover and savor in Zaragoza.
Continue reading “Zaragoza’s Diverse Museums”