London, England
First International Solo Trip after My Separation
 Speaker's Corner |  Hampton Court |
The London Millennium Bridge Footbridge connecting the City of London to Bankside, the site of the Tate Modern
San Francisco, California
I visited my old high school friend, Randy, and how wife, Suki in San Francisco.
 Muir Woods |  Stanford University: one of the prettiest schools I have visited |
New York, New York
 Carolyn reading with Hans Christin Anderson |  Me with the author in Central Park |
 The sculpture garden on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art |  About 8 months after 9/11 the signs and memorials were still displayed near what was then called Ground Zero. |
Greece
with Ephesus, Turkey and Vienna, Austria
Olympic Tours
 Dancing in Olympia |  One of the favorite photos: on the ship |
My dining companions on the Olympic Countess
Athens
 Ancient Agora or gathering place |  The Theater of Dionysis |
 A view of the city from a restaurant atop one of the hills |  Street scene |
Corinth Canal
We stopped for photos at the Corinth Canal; thirteen years later I would pass under this bridge on a boat.
Mycenae
 |  Mycenae was a fortified late Bronze Age city located between two hills on the Argolid plain of the Peloponnese, Greece. Above is the Lions Gate. |
Nafplio
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Nafplio is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has
expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf.
expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf.
It was so hot in Greece in August that we returned to the hotel for a swim before going back out when the air cooled.
Epidaurus
 The archaeological park |  The ancient theater |
Olympia
The original track field: we all took a run!
 Olympia is an ancient site on Greece's Peloponnese peninsula that hosted the original Olympic Games, founded in the 8th century B.C. |  The extensive ruins include athletic training areas, a stadium and temples dedicated to the gods Hera and Zeus |
Patra
Patra is a principal port for ferries to Italy and the Greek Islands. We took a ferry a part of the way to Delphi. Above is St. Andrew's Church.
Ferry Across the Gulf of Corinth
from Patra to Clovino
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Delphi
 Archeological site at Delphi |  Archeological site at Delphi |
 The Temple of Apollo |  A crepidoma stone with ancient inscriptions |
The Olympic Countess
 We left from the port of Piraeus for a tour of the Greek Islands and Ephesus. |  I had a double room to myself, a bit outdated, but clean. |
Mykonos
 Church of Panagia Paraportiani |  I had a lovely evening with a glass of wine and appetizer while I watched the sunset from the Caprice Sea Satin Market. |
The iconic windmills
Kusadasi and Ephesus, Turkey
 We arrived at the port of Kusadasi for a short walk around before heading to Ephesus. |  A view of our ship in port |
 Entrance to the archeological site |  Ruins of the ancient city |
Patmos
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Patmos is an Aegean island in the north of Greece’s Dodecanese island group. I had the most fun riding on the scooter with another guest driving!
Rhodes
 The Palace of the Grand Master |  Iconic seahorse fountain in the main square |
 The ramparts of the city |  A view of the Suleymaniye Mosque |
Crete
 We drove through the wine-producing region of Crete after docking in Heraklion. |  Eleven distinctive and diverse grape varieties play a large role in shaping the wines of Crete, Greece’s largest island |
 Wine country |  Traditional dancing at a vineyard |
Santorini
 We took tenders from the boat to the port, where we had to take a donkey, a cable car, or walk to the top. I chose the cable car. |  The colors of the rock were stunning. |
 This gentleman was not very happy that I took a photo of him and his donkey. |  The Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral |
Vienna, Austria
 I only had around 24 hours in Vienna, but I made the most of it.  Statue of Mozart near the Hofburg Palace |  The dome of St. Charles Church  Dinner in Vienna was a wonderful traditional schnitzel in this cafe. |
