We are in Athena Greece, there is so much history here! We went to the Acropolis and saw temple of Athena, the Parthenon "Temple of Athena Nike", temple of Poseidon, Eretta, the Ancient Agora, Hadrian’s Arch, temple of Zeus, the tomb of the unknown soldier, Roman Agora and so much more …..
Saturday, June 29, 2024
Corfu, our third Greek island
We were in Corfu Greece for a week. It is an island in the Ionian Sea that has two fortresses on the island. It is located at the entrance of the Adriatic Sea. There is a palace to Achille (from the Trojan War). A couple of castles and wonderful, beautiful beaches. We renter a scooter and rode all around the island. It is only 229 square miles.
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Tirana Albania, a small place
Three days is Tirana Albania, this was not a coastal city, but it has history. The country of Albania can fit inside Alabama 4.5 times, in other words, its a small place and they have over 170,000 bunkers in the city left over from the communist era. We took a city walking tour and learned; Mother Teresa's family was from there, they have a large piece of the Berlin wall donated to them, the mafia is still live and well.
Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia, a shining star as compared to Vietnam, but at a price.
We stayed 2 1/2 weeks in KL and it was a step up from Vietnam, however everything was a little more expensive here as compared to Vietnam. ...
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We started planning our retirement lifestyle 5 years ago. Yes, it has changed many times, but the tumbleweed attitude didn't. After 42...
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We spent five wonderful weeks at home with the children and grandchildren, fun, fun! Time with our son (Josh) and our daughter and son-in-l...
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We had planned to spend 7 days in Israel, then taken a cruise from Haifa Israel to Miami during November. However, because of the war we to...