This weekend we had a video call with Mel; Mel at her home on Lesvos, Rob at Heemskerk and me at Haaksbergen. As it is now over a year we met Mel in person, we regularly make video calls. We really miss her. Mel had some bad news. The COVID-19 situation became worse. Greece moved…
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Klapados, another place to visit on Lesvos.
And we have set another place we would like to visit this year during our holiday to Lesvos: The town of Klapados ( Κλαπάδος ). We have visited Klapados shortly before, but we would like to go back there and have a better look around. So what makes Klapados such a special place that we…
About Surgery and Greece…
Posted yesterday… “Okay, somewhere begin this afternoon I woke up from a very deep sleep. The temperature around me was very nice and I must have been dreaming about Greece, because I was convinced that I was in Greece… Until I felt a hand on my shoulder, I opened my eyes expecting to see a…
About Quora, Turkey and Greece :-)
I think most people will be aware that Greece and Turkije are neighboring countries. Good! Let me before starting the article what “Quora” is. “Quora” is a question-and-answer website where questions are asked, answered, edited, and organized by its community of users in the form of opinions. So people may place questions they have on…
Sanctuary of Mesa (or Messon)
During our holiday to Lesvos this year we saw many beautiful things, but there was one location that made a deep impression on all of us: The Sanctuary of Mesa (or The Sanctuary of Messon, as it is also referred to). Specially for Rob visiting Mesa/Messon was very high on his wish list. His interest…
The small wonders of Lesvos
That Lesvos is an island that has so many faces to show may be known by now. I mean from the olive and pine trees to the emptiness of the west. It is so nice that you can wander around, make a turn and see something completely unexpected. And that is what happened today again….
Greek Goddesses
When Rob was a young boy, he once went on a holiday with his parents to Hellendoorn. They stayed a week at hotel “De Uitkijk”. This hotel still exists and this year Marissa, Richard, Rob and I will go there for a long weekend. Anyway, when Rob stayed there with his family, he went often…
A longing for Lesvos…
(Click on the image to zoom in) Rain, cold wind, temperatures that start to call to turn on the heating, all signs autumn is really arrived. And that is how it is here now: Wet, cold and wind. I was standing in front of a window looking outside, Marissa and Marion behind me sitting on…
Tokmakia, The Caribbean of Lesvos
During our vacation this year we have been visiting the Eastern part of Lesvos. A beautiful area where wild horses roam and turtles can be found. Also the home of many bird species, there are more wild bird species on Lesvos than anywhere else in Europe. At a certain moment we made a break aside…
The town of Petra.
Today Rob and I walked through the town of Petra. Petra is a town in the northern part of Lesvos and where we rented our studio for this vacation. This is what the Wikipedia says about Petra: Petra (Greek: Πέτρα meaning rock) is a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since…