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Tag: Sifnos

My Big Fat Greek Vacation

How can this be? Five days have arisen, melted into one another, and vanished. We’ve seemed to have done so little— no island hopping, only a few visits to other villages, and yet, the time, she passes.  We’ve fallen into the Island Rhythm: wake up late (late-ish, about 8:30), swim, visit one of the knock-out […]

June 30th, 2010Still Life Las Vegas

Greek Island Adventures, with no Meryl Streep

Last I posted, we were leaving Athens for the Cyclades island of Sifnos. Thus ends the reverential, historical meditation on Greece. Welcome to Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. Doug, Benjamin and I barely make it back to the hotel from a barely-eaten meal at a touristy taverna and we meet up with my sister and her […]

June 29th, 2010Still Life Las Vegas