Europe, 2011

<TITLE> Europe, 2011 </TITLE>
<THEME> TravelEurope
<THEME> TravelGreece
<p> With my ticket (well, it worked!)
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I boarded and watched the neighboring ships
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as we pulled out of Pieraes
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and started to leave a large wake
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as we sailed past islands
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at a reasonable speed
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even as Shirley and Dimitri spoke
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and we passed rocks
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and islands in the distance
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and small boats
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which must have enjoyed our wake
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even as we continued along the way repeating scenery and conversation
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until we approached Paros
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and saw the people waiting on shore
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and the island view
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as we sailed on
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until we arrived at Naxos
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and caught views of the island
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as we disembarked
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saw the people on the shore
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and caught our first views of the door-like structure that makes Naxos special in the eyes of the gods.
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After we disembarked, we walked towards the bus station
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where the group gathered for photos first with Constantinus our guide
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and then with the photo he took.
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This structure was too important to miss
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and so we walked across the land bridge
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looking back at the city
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and tracing our path
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until we took numerous photos of the temple and of our group at the temple.  A truly remarkable sight.
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before we headed back to town where this gentleman was amused by my photography and so I took his picture
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as we observed the monument
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and made our way past street scenes
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and heard the story of the early ruins of the city
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as we made our way to ancient buildings
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and churches with multiple belfries
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not to mention the beautiful flowers
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and pottery
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as we looked into the archaeological site 
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and then emerged
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and moved through narrow passageways
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led by Constantinus
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as we observed the roof construction
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while Margaret and Suzanne paused
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and Dimitri caught the sight
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as we passed by octopus hung out to dry for someone's dinner
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and the fruit
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and vegetable markets
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as we went under an arch
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to another street
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Passing the folk museum
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noting the rosaries
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and a local house
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as we read the tale of the rosary and then headed on
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to the Temple of Demeter
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where we walked through beautiful flowers
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and a few trees
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until the temple came in view
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along with the neighboring territory.
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We viewed the temple from all sides noting its history as both a temple and a church at different times in its history.
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and then began the trek back down
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as Dimitri and Clayton
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and Suzanne
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traversed the path
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so that we could resolve the question of lunch first or swim first by ordering our meal
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while admiring the scenery
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and then ordering french fries to complement the experience
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before we drove on to these gardens
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and headed to our rooms at the hotel.
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