Dinner Guests in Laurium
After touring the Temple of Poseidon in Sounion we traveled up the cost a bit to the fishing village of Laurium. In ancient times Laurium was known for thier mining of silver which was then turned into coinage mainly used Continue Reading
Cape Sounion
After a marathon walk with Yioryis in the hills behind the village of Saronida we took a nice jaunt down the road to Cape Sounion. Here I was introduced to the ancient temple of Poseidon which sits high on a Continue Reading
Demetrius in Saronida
According to my friends Yiorgis and Anguilla Demetrius is synonymous with James. I don't often refer to myself as James although there have been others that do. Even so James is indeed my name and so whilst I am in Continue Reading
The Grasshopper & The Ant
You might be wondering what I am on about now. Well the title for this post is actually the name of the first restaurant in which I enjoyed a fine Greek meal when I arrived here in Athens, Greece on Continue Reading
Peary’s Eagle Island
Just this past Tuesday I took a trip out to Admiral Peary's Eagle Island. All too often because I live here in Maine I seem to not be able to get out beyond the little village where I live and Continue Reading
Alcatraz Prison
On a recent jaunt to San Francisco I had the opportunity to also see Alcatraz Prison. Actually it was really only a prison for twenty-nine years. And now after oodles of interesting history and occupation as a prison and then Continue Reading