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Took ferry to Aegina, an island in the Adriatic. Walked in the rain, lunch, sunshine, hydrofoil back towards Athens.

Today Rick Steves is my tour guide. He’ll stop talking whenever I want, and there’s no tipping

Athens tourist, day 1 of 3. First port of call: Athens Gasworks. It operated 1857-1984, now preserved and repurposed.

Posted photos and observations of Meteora’s (Greece) monasteries perched high on rocks.

I’ve now hiked to all six Meteora monasteries. After that, I headed to the back country for solitude and good trails.

Hiked up to monasteries perched high up on huge rocks around the Meteora area.

I’m in Meteora because it’s at the end of the train line, 5 hours from Athens. I’ll hike the trails for a few days.

Posted about a conversation that started with this view yesterday evening.

Aegean LHR/ATH, US$116, exit row, empty seat beside me, free hot meal and wine, Bennett/Gaga on Android. #grateful

Onwards to Greece. This afternoon: London Heathrow–Athens. Tomorrow morning: Athens to Kalambaka by train.

Walked on American soil at Runnymede near where King John sealed the Magna Carta in 1215. An A380 climbed from LHR.

Entered these premises in Guildford and allowed a pleasant Hungarian lady to wield a buzzcutter.

Another day of hiking the North Downs. Today we only visited one hostelry–for lunch and libation.

North Downs walk with a friend included a pub, brewery, and liquor store/micro-brewery. Local beer procured at each.

After-dinner view before taking the train to Guildford: Thames, Southwark Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Tower of London today: 888,246 ceramic poppies, one for each British WW1 military death; one for my grandfather.