After four wonderful weeks, I left Greece on December 21. Having explored Athens and the islands of Kalymnos and Crete, I have only good things to say about the natural beauty of this county, its people and their food. I highly recommend Greece as a travel destination and hope to return one day, if only just to climb in Kalymnos.
A few observations I've made over the course of my visit:
- Greeks are very warm and welcoming people, particularly when you make the effort to learn a few words in their language. I had no shortage of interesting exchanges with shopkeepers, waiters, and random people on the street.
- Greek food is simple and delicious (though I wish they wouldn't pair so many dishes with french fries). Greek yogurt - often at 10% fat content - provides a wonderful start to the day, and their pastries are outstanding.
- By Canadian standards, the Greeks are crazy drivers (as evidenced by the many graves lining the highways), but its a style of driving that I didn't have a hard time adapting to and I like the fact that stop signs can be taken as mere suggestions.
- Greek oranges are outrageously delicious. Freshly-squeezed orange juice is availabe everywhere and tastes like Tang.
Some random photos:
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| On the ferry to Telendos island, just off Kalymnos |
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| Domitille et moi |
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| Kalymnos |
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| My Kalymnos host family: Frank & Anastasia |
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| A cottage I briefly visited in Avdou, Crete |
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| My host family in Crete: Emmanuel and Pamela |
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| View from my cabin in Heraklion |
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| My Russian neighbours in Heraklion |
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