This is an interesting photo of Izmir (Turkey) taken from the space when you are heading from Izmir Gulf. We are sailing here by the Mediterranean sea. Listen:Loreena MacKennitt-The Gates of Istanbul They say that Izmir was a birth town of great Homer. Who does not remember the famous lines from “Iliad”, translated by George…
We arrived on ISLAND MYKONOS (GREECE) at sunny weather 77 degrees F, 25 degrees C. There are approximately 6,200 inhabitants in Mykonos, the city of windmills and sandy beaches. To the left is the photo of my daughter and me in Mykonos. Listen to:“Music of Greek Islands” They say, Greeks were good warriors. Perhaps, in…
Donkey back riding is one of the ways to reach a small Greek town Santorini which is located high in the mountains. The other way – by walking or by Cable car where is a big line-up. I preferred donkey back riding. Donkey back riding would be simple if the donkeys were not so stubborn….
On a clear day of 17th of July we disembark on the Greek Island of Corfu. Two years ago we had been on this island. The main impression was our visit to St. Spiridon’s Cathedral to pick up some relics from there. Larisa once told a story about one of her friends who advised to…
At THE OPEN MEDITERRANEAN SEA THE SHIP IS SAILING, SAILING AND SAILING… “Waters are calling me, Seas are calling me. All distances raise a bodily voice and call me, And all seafaring ages felt out of the past are calling me.” Alvaro de Campos, Ode Maritima. We are gazing at the comparatively placid Mediterranean, meditating…
Barefoot on St.Marco’s Place I showed up close to midnight on July 14th accompanied by Janko near our Ambassador Tre Rose Hotel which is situated here. Why barefoot? There was flooding on the square, one foot deep, one cannot believe it! A few people who happened to be at that renown Venetian place at the moment were…
To-day, July 12th, 2011 is Heritage Day at Stampede grounds: so, seniors are allowed free admission throughout the whole day. Look at the photos everywhere in the post from there. As we were before at Stampede with Gleb and without him, we know already that many a thing take place as by tradition, including Snowbird…
Six years ago we bought Time Share in Fairmount, planning to use it for our getaway once a year to the Rocky Mountains, British Columbia. One day we decided to travel by cruise liner “Holland America Line”, to make it more affordable we exchanged one week time share for 1 stateroom for 4 people on…
The weather is fine, our spirits are high. On May 24th, 2011 the whole group of CPR pensioners’ club are on the way through Central Alberta to Wetaskiwin. Listen to the music:Mississipi Fred McDowell-John Henry Because trembling aspen trees are pervasive in the area, the region is sometimes referred as the Aspen Parkland or Aspen…
Five of us: Carey, Alma, Alisdair, Janko and myself are heading towards the location of the World’s Biggest Easter Egg in Vegreville. 13-years-old Alisdair is our navigator, his Dad is a pilot. GPS voice is guiding us so gently and carefully that in no time we arrived to Red Deer town. On the photos one…