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I had been in Greece no more than an hour and here I was already at a water-side café.
Greece and Turkey, September 1994
Dougburnett2003-11-22 11:11:32
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ancient American rock music and drinking a couple of glasses of wine, I headed back to the Emily and bed - I was bushed. But bed would have to wait - the hotel owner wanted to talk. He found out I worked with computers: so had he. I was from America: he had been to New York City. What did I think of the hotel? How about Samos? More guests came in and joined us. After a couple of hours - and lots more wine - I finally made it to bed. My room was open to a cool evening breeze and soothing night noises - crickets chirping, distant dogs barking and the hushed voices of people walking by. I was lulled to sleep.
But the morning wasn't so soothing. Well before dawn a rooster started crowing. He sounded like he was just outside the window. Soon after that, it was kids excitedly heading to school. After all the previous night's drinking, I got up with a thick head. Luckily I hadn't planned anything more ambitious than getting my ticket to Turkey and seeing a little of Samos town - and that's exactly what I did.
After the standard continental breakfast in the Emily's sunny dining room - with their mutt dog scouring under the tables for crumbs - I headed out to see Samos town. First, I walked up the hill behind the town for a spectacular view of the bay and surrounding mountains. Then, I window shopped all around the market area and visited the immense Orthodox cathedral. Finally, I walked around the compact marina, had a great lunch and headed back for a nap - hey, I'm on vacation, right? The weather was perfect: warm, brilliantly sunny with a few fluffy clouds. In the afternoon, I bought a ticket for Kusadasi. There are many shipping offices along the harbor and it doesn't matter which one you use - there is only one boat. The ticket cost $42, of which only $18 is for the boat ride - the rest is port tax, both Greek and Turk!
Kusadasi, Turkey
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