travel Archives - RChrystal https://rchrystal.com/tag/travel/ Sat, 04 Mar 2023 11:58:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 211711421 Aegina, Greece https://rchrystal.com/aegina-greece/ Sat, 04 Mar 2023 11:58:12 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=1117 I took a ferry to the nearest of the Greek islands on a whim. From what I’ve heard, it’s much more important to buy tickets in advance during the summer, but I was able to walk up and board a ferry within half an hour. There was more of the island that I didn’t see, […]

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]]> 1117 Around Athens https://rchrystal.com/around-athens/ Sat, 04 Mar 2023 11:56:35 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=1248 Maybe, like me two weeks ago, you have no idea of what Athens actually looks like. Sure, there’s the Acropolis, but what’s it like to be walking around on the ground? Does everyone where chitons and sandals? Or do they burst into ABBA songs to narrate their lives? Neither, actually. Athens is very much a […]

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]]> 1248 Ancient sites of Athens https://rchrystal.com/ancient-sites-of-athens/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:16:08 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=1115 Possibly the very best thing about traveling to Athens at the end of February is that it was warm enough to be outside every day in jeans and a t-shirt. Coming from New Hampshire, the sunshine was especially welcome, but I can’t imagine being there when it’s any warmer. Most of the interesting things are […]

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]]> 1115 Art and Museums in Athens https://rchrystal.com/art-and-museums-in-athens/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:13:05 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=1140 Have you ever noticed that there aren’t very many chairs in museums? Certainly not in useful places; benches tend to be stuck way off in the corner, so as not to impede the view, but that means that if you want to really study a piece, you have to stand for a long time. I […]

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]]> 1140 Cats of Athens (and Aegina) https://rchrystal.com/cats-of-athens-and-aegina/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:11:09 +0000 https://rchrystal.com/?p=1027 Fun fact about Greece: there are cats everywhere. I wouldn’t say that’s why I decided to go to Athens, but it certainly was a factor. Disappointingly, most of the cats weren’t interested in being best friends. I only got scratched once. Most often, the cats hung out in the older spaces of the city, lounging […]

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