The Easy Cruise gang (minus a few) spent an evening over-eating and playing Scrabble in Itea, Greece. Apparently we were being rowdy Scrabblers, because we were very harshly rebuked for being too loud!
Nov 1, 2007
Night Out, Itea
Nov 1, 2007
Ruins, Delphi
Delphi is an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece. Delphi was the site of the Delphic oracle, the most important oracle in the classical Greek world, and it was a major site for the worship of the god Apollo. His sacred precinct in Delphi was a Pan-Hellenic sanctuary, where every four years athletes […]
Nov 1, 2007
Archaeological Museum, Delphi
The Delphi Archaeological Museum is at the foot of the main archaeological complex, on the east side of the village, and on the north side of the main road. The museum houses an impressive collection associated with ancient Delphi, including the earliest known notation of a melody.
Oct 31, 2007
Ruins, Olympia
Olympia, a sanctuary of ancient Greece, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad (every four years), the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC.
Oct 31, 2007
Archaeological Museum, Olympia
The first major excavation of Olympia began in 1875. They excavated the central part of the sanctuary including the Temple of Zeus, Temple of Hera, Metroon, Bouleuterion, Philipeion, Echo Stoa, Treasuries, and Palaestra. Important finds included sculptures from the Temple of Zeus, the Nike of Paeonius, the Hermes of Praxiteles, and many bronzes. In total […]
Oct 31, 2007
Scaryoke
Easy Cruise hosted a “Scaryoke” night on Halloween, where the worst singer won a bottle of champagne. (No, neither one of us was brave enough to participate.) The competition ended in a tie between a young girl who sang “Killing Me Softly,” and a middle-aged man who sang “Born to be Wild.”
Oct 30, 2007
Stavros, Ithaki
The village of Stavros is located on the island of Ithaki, in Greece. It’s quite a “happening place”; Justin ate some good baklava, we played on the town swing set, and made some kitty friends.
Oct 30, 2007
Kathara Monastery, Ithaki
Here are photos from the Kathara Monastery on the island if Ithaki, in Greece. We liked all the goats and wild kittens.
Oct 30, 2007
Church of Panaghia, Ithaki
Here are photos from another tiny church on the island of Ithaki, in Greece.
Oct 30, 2007
Archaeological Museum, Ithaki
Ithaca (or Ithaki) is an island in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of 118 km² (45 square miles) and about three thousand inhabitants. These are photos from the island’s tiny archaeological museum.
