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September 1999

Greece (Nafplio), Crete (Matala and Rethymnon), Italy (Tuscany and the Cinque Terre), Monaco and the South of France.

Jvi
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on the road out of Athens following the signs that said Korinthos. The Greeks have some sort of numbering system for their highways, unfortunately Socrates took the secret of the system to his grave. Grading and banking of the roads on a turn is unheard of. Take the turns slow, very slow. Most two lane highways fill up with water and flood because they are not graded, be careful when it rains.

Jerry had arranged rooms at the Marianna Pension in Nafplio. The cost per night per room was about $50US and it included A/C, showers, a view and a nice continental breakfast on the patio overlooking the old town. We were very pleased with the accommodations and location. It was dark when we arrived in Nafplio and I actually stopped and asked a man at a kiosk in the park if he knew where the Pension was located. He did and we would never have found it without his directions. Since the pension was located up the hill behind the old town, you had to drive a little out of the old town area, up the hill and enter from the back. We parked the car and walked down a path to Marianna’s Pension.

The rooms were very nice with a nice view, good showers. Marianna's had a nice patio overlooking the town where you could have drink (they would chill your wine for you) and have breakfast in the morning. The first thing we discovered was that the doors were connected to the A/C and when you opened the door, the A/C went off. This prevented the occupant from leaving the A/C on while they were out. This is very common in Greece. The A/C was very good and it didn’t take long to cool the room even in the afternoon. Of course if one person left the room the remaining person would have to turn the A/C back on when the door was closed. In some hotels in Greece, they will turn off the A/C power when you leave the room from the front desk. Make sure you ask them to turn it back on when you return. You will know if the A/C power has been turned off, it will get hot in ...