Greece
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The acropolis of Athens at night.
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The Erechtheion on the acropolis.
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Hadrian's Gate in Athens.
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The Temple of Hephaestos on the ancient agora in Athens.
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Me in front of the original Parthenon, not the
copy.
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The ruins of the of the ancient Minoan Palace of Knossos on Crete.
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The route our cruise ship took.
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We had lunch at this lovely cafe in the village of Delphi.
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The ancient site of the Oracle of Delphi is one of the most beautiful areas in Greece.
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Dixie and I at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi.
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A view of the mountain village of Delphi.
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The ruins of the library in the ancient city of Ephesus.
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Hydra's quaint little harbor at night.
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These two were locked in a standoff for several minutes.
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Hydra presented us with one spectacular sunset
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after another
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and another.
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The ol' swimmin' hole.
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The Blue Mosque in Istanbul (not Constantinople), Turkey.
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Inside the Blue Mosque.
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The bridge across the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul.
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My beautiful wife Dixie posing in front of the Bosphorus.
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The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul viewed from the harbor.
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The Hagia Sophia.
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Inside the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
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An awesome sunset in Kusadasi, Turkey.
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The area known as "Little Venice" on Mykonos.
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One of the iconic pelicans on the Greek island of Mykonos.
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The world famous windmills of Mykonos.
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Was this sculpture Zeus or Poseidon? No one knows for sure.
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Outside the Olympic stadium in Athens.
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We had tickets to see the men's platform diving.
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This mesmerizing moving sculpture was a focal point of the entire Olympic complex.
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Dixie and I on the island of Patmos.
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The view from the quay in Rhodes harbor.
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Dixie and I went parasailing in Faliraki, Rhodes.
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You can take a tour of the island by donkey if the mood strikes you.
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It is difficult to take a bad picture on the Greek island of Santorini.
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Just about everywhere you
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point your camera there is
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another picture postcard.
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A captivating sunset ends our visit to Santorini.
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Our cruise ship, the World Renaissance.