… and So the Adventure Begins

APRIL 30: Those of you who have been following my blog postings know that I gave Maria my last U.S. dollars in exchange for her beautiful apartment (I actually ended up paying $203.78 for three weeks lodging in Athens, Greece!). This meant that when I arrived in Philadelphia on the flight home I had no…

APRIL 30: I arrived at the Kansas City Airport about 11:30 p.m. April 28th. The flight home was smooth, including 10 hours from Athens to Philadelphia in a plane that was about 1/3 full, leaving many of us with three seats to stretch out over! I fully thought that I would be rested and ready…

APRIL 27: Today is the day before flying back to the U.S. which means a COVID test that American Airlines will approve and saying goodbye to new friends. As you know, my purpose in going to Volos, Greece was to meet the teacher whose class all of his students enjoyed. It was a pleasant surprise…

APRIL 24/25: Nothing was posted to this blog last night because I don’t have internet access at the hotel in Volos. That means no blogging, no internet, no WhatsApp, etc. It is a feeling of being cut off from the rest of the world. In spite of VERY loud music playing, I am very grateful…

APRIL 22: I felt so tired last night that I thought I would sleep until noon today, but I awoke at 8 a.m. and couldn’t go back to sleep. About 10 a.m. I decided to see if the town was actually completely shut down because of it being Good Friday — of course it was…

APRIL 20/21: I am slow in posting due to a combination of exhaustion and internet connections. But the visits to Delphi and Meteora marked the highlights of the trip — a magical sense of being in a different world. And I don’t just mean Greece. At Delphi I stood where the priest stood to deliver…

APRIL 18/19: On a 4-day bus tour you quickly connect with people of like interests, and in this case, athletic abilities. I have connected with Jan and Keith from Reno, Nevada. The first day of the tour was primarily a history of Greece, beginning with driving through parts of Athens I had not seen. Observing…

APRIL 18: I really wanted this title to be from Thessaloniki where the apostle Paul wrote his letters to the Thessalonians, but it doesn’t appear that I will make it there. So, our first step this morning was in Corinth, where he wrote his letters to the Corinthians. Therefore, I greet you my sisters and…

APRIL 16-17: During this Holy week of Easter, I am blessed to be able to celebrate our U.S. Easter Sunday tomorrow and Easter Sunday for the people of Greece next Sunday. The photo shown is one view of a small Greek Orthodox Church that I pass frequently on my walks. Though traditional religion is no…

APRIL 15: 6:20 a.m. CST – I feel that I sounded a bit down in this morning’s post. And I was. I don’t think that I’ve mentioned that I tripped on a step two days ago and fell. I would say flat of my face, but my face wasn’t injured nor was any other injury…