Our Return to Greece
Kevin outside of the Archeological Museum Note: Unlike my previous blogs, in which I posted during the trip, this time I am posting after it is over. I had some difficulties, initially because I was too tired to attempt to post, suffering from jet lag, but later I had some trouble charging my laptop, so I decided to wait until I returned home. One advantage of that is I can say we had a wonderful time! This was our third trip to Greece, our last occurring 30 years ago. But it was more than 40 years since we had visited Athens or Crete, which we explored on our first trip. A lot has changed in that time. It was such a pleasure to be back, and although it was much more expensive, even when comparing our income then and now. But being part of the EU has helped Greece, and I think the Greeks themselves are better off now, so that's for the best. Since early in my life, I have been fascinated with Greek history and mythology, so on earlier visits we delved deep into the ancient ...