Owner and i have made it out to Greece. The land of the Gods has another deity temporarily in residence i.e. Owner. We flew into Thessaloniki, picked up a hire car and then drove to a town called Veria where we stayed for one night.
We left Veria and headed deeper inland to Ioannina where we are staying for about ten days. It is a beautiful town set by the side of a mountain ringed lake. From here we have struck out up into the wild mountains near the border with Albania to visit some amazing remote and isolated villages, explore the spectacular landscape (it is home to the deepest ravine in the world - deeper even than the Grand Canyon - called the Vikos Gorge) and marvel at the legacy of beautiful Ottoman era bridges. It truly is a breathtaking part of Greece.
We have more to explore - we are off to visit some caves today, and will also be visiting some monasteries perched on top of rock pinnacles at Meteora, and to the beaches of Western Greece before setting off to Mount Olympus, home of the Gods. Of course, there will also be the odd ruin or two to see as well.
i have been consciously trying to ensure that i keep up with my chores as i would do at home. i have also been doing the driving (Owner does not drive - She has me to do that). However, Owner has been making dinner and preparing some of the lunches, which have all been delicious. She has also let me sample some of the local beer with Her in a bar.
There have, however, been some outstanding punishments for me that She has been implementing whilst we are out here. For example, i spent our first full day in Ioannina having to wear my 'permission to speak' lanyard in public all day whilst we were out sightseeing and then when we had some drinks in a bar.
Here are some pictures from our stay so far:
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| Wearing my 'Permission to speak' lanyard whilst out in Ioannina |
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| Atop an Ottoman era bridge |
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| In the mountains near Albania |
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| On a boat to the island in the lake next to Ioannina - wearing my lanyard |
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| Amazing triple arched Ottoman era bridge |
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| Mountain stream |
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| Mountain village street |
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| Mountain village square |
3 comments:
Great pictures poppet.....and the scenery is wonderful too. Your owner is so deliciously diabolical.....Thanks for sharing. Enjoy
hs
Fantastic photos and tour breakdown Poppet. Sounds like a lovely place and time off. :)
Thank you hs and Vanessa. More still to come as we are here for a bit yet
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