Mycenae and Nafplio
Today’s drive took me to Nafplio, with a stop at Mycenae. Nafplio is my final overnight stay (2 nights) on the Peloponnese peninsula. I then...
Olympia Archaeological Site and Two Museums
Activities today included visiting the archaeological site in Olympia and two museums, The Archaeological Museum of Olympia and The Museum of the History of the...
Delphi and Galaxidi
Today, I drove from my hotel in Galaxidi to Delphi to view the archaeological wonders there. I had enough time when I came back to...
Hydra and Piraeus
I left Hydra today a little before 3:00 p.m. on a ferry back to Piraeus, where, tomorrow, I pick up a rental car I have...
Hydra: Night, Morning, Mansion, Home & Studio, and Walk
Today I visited a mansion and a home/studio and took a pleasurable walk. But first, a discussion of last night and this morning. Night and...
Athens: A Museum Here; A Museum There
Today in Athens, I visited a museum. Actually, I visited a bunch of museums. This raises an important question. What is the appropriate collective noun...
Athens: Archaeological & City Museums, Monastiraki Square, and Psyrri
Another day in Athens. I like this city. Today, I went to the National Archaeological Museum, Monastiraki Square, the Museum of the City of Athens,...
Athens: 2 Museums (Benaki and Cycladic), a View, and A Stadium
Unlike yesterday and the day before, today was not a ruins day for me. Instead, I visited two museums (the Benaki and Cycladic museums), took...
Lisbon: Oceanarium, Museum, and More
Barring an unexpected cancellation of my flight tomorrow, today is the last full day of my first visit to Portugal. I spent it at the...
Lisbon: Cathedral, Tile Museum, Walking
I left Évora late this morning by train and I arrived back in Lisbon, where I started this trip, early this afternoon. I’m here for...
Coimbra: Old and New Cathedrals and a Museum
Coimbra greeted me with light rain. I’m sure the rain is not an omen of unpleasant things to come. Kind of sure. Sort of. Well,...
Bergamo: Torre dei Caduti and Città Alto
Despite not being politically or administratively accurate, tourists should think of Bergamo as two cities. The lower part of the city is newer, although portions...