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AN INTERNATIONAL SINGING COMPETITION IN GREECE

Published on April 19, 2009 in Greece and Travel diary. 0 Comments

The Grand Prix Maria Callas 2009: Koreans show the world how it’s done! Grand Prix Maria Callas
We attended several sessions of this big international singing competition, held in Athens every two years: one Heat was at the Athenaeum, just below the Acropolis in the Plaka, on Tuesday March 10. Continue reading ‘AN INTERNATIONAL SINGING COMPETITION IN GREECE’

Mount Olympus

Published on April 19, 2009 in Greece. 0 Comments

Mount Olympus
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Litohoro is a little town underneath Mt Olympos,

Mt Olympos from our terrace

Mt Olympos from our terrace

frequented by walkers, climbers and some wealthy people who do neither. We were very comfortable in the Pension Papanikolau, run by Martina who came here 20 years ago from Germany on a holiday, and married a local. It’s the kind of place you never want to leave, but we had to journey on to Istanbul via Thessaloniki. Continue reading ‘Mount Olympus’