Category Archives: Art

Kardamili: The Viros Gorge, knowing the limits

Posted on June 8, 2012 by BarryH

Two tasks for Thursday.  First was to find the monastery of Likaki, shown on the map to be,like Agios Sotiris, close to the bed of the Viros Gorge.  Second was to walk up the gorge beyond where I had been … Continue reading →

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Patras: A town on the edge

Posted on June 3, 2012 by BarryH

Patras, more or less the same population as Cardiff, is one of the major transport interchanges in Greece and is necessary as a stop-over but I would not choose to come to here for a holiday.  Sunday, the day I … Continue reading →

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Corfu: a Ryan Giggs Moment, lacerated flesh and some snapshots

Posted on June 1, 2012 by BarryH

Very short blog post for Thursday, to the relief of some I’m sure. Simply a few visual impressions of a day and another part of the island. Walk to the taverna where I sip espresso and have my morning WiFix … Continue reading →

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Parga: water and growth

Posted on May 24, 2012 by BarryH

I regret to say that Wednesday arrived grey in Parga.  And before anyone e-mails to crow about it, I already know that the weather at home is sunny and warm. It’s certainly not cool here but the dependably sunny weather … Continue reading →

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Ioannina to Igoumenitsa to Parga: from grey skies to sunshine

Posted on May 23, 2012 by BarryH

I had originally thought to spend 2 or 3 days in Ioannina but changed my mind.  Partly that was a practicality: the hotel I stayed in only had a vacancy for one night.  Not that Ionanina isn’t a pleasant enough … Continue reading →

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Metsovo to Ioannina: a day of the unexpected

Posted on May 21, 2012 by BarryH

Back to grey skies on Monday.  I was up earlier than usual in order to catch the 08.15 bus to Ioannina.  For whatever reason the next one isn’t until 15.30.  Breakfast early.  Last bits of packing and then ready for … Continue reading →

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Metsovo: down by the riverside … a really long way down

Posted on May 20, 2012 by BarryH

I was equally dazzled by the sun on Sunday morning when I swung the curtains open to the balcony doors as on Saturday morning and the sky was again cloudless blue. This time I didn’t revise my plan for an … Continue reading →

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Meteora: a last day and a lesson in practical logic

Posted on May 16, 2012 by BarryH

Wednesday’s weather was fabulous using the word in both its common usage of ‘very good’ and its etymological usage of ‘of the nature of fables’.  This was the weather for which Greece is fabled and one of the reasons I … Continue reading →

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A day out in Athens

Posted on May 10, 2012 by BarryH

Thursday morning and getting up at 07.30, the equivalent of 05.30 BST, didn’t hurt too much.  My body clock seems to adjust quickly, probably because I don’t go to bed until I’m very tired and then go to sleep instantly. … Continue reading →

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Familiarity breeds selective cognition: trying to see what’s under your nose.

Posted on November 22, 2011 by BarryH

For a few days last week I was doing the ‘school run’ for my two older grandchildren.  This entailed collecting them and driving them to school for 09.05, picking the younger one up at 11.35 and the older one at … Continue reading →

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