Thanks, Gonz. Greece is a disaster, especially Athens. Locals are allowed to withdraw only a small amount of cash on any given day, but there is no problem for foreigners. Credit cards are widely accepted in all areas where tourists are found. The beautiful park across the street from our first Athens hotel was over-run with homeless people, garbage, and graffiti. The cops just stood in a group and watched. One American I met ventured on the subway, where he was assaulted and his wallet, cash, credit cards and passport were taken. By-standers pointed our one of the perpetrators, but the police were disinterested.
It seems that tourism is the only real industry. Yet, there are frequent strikes.that affect tourists. A couple of weeks ago, the Acropolis was closed because of a strike. Transit strikes occur regularly, and our second Athens hotel had a strike on the day of our departure. There are many vacant and abandoned buildings in Athens, and almost everything, except the Acropolis and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers is covered with rude graffiti. The current political unrest in Turkey has force cancellation of some cruise stops in Turkish ports, also impacting the Greek tourist industry. I am glad we went to Greece this year, as I fear it may cease to function completely in the near future. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Gonz <[email protected]> wrote: > Beautiful. Makes me want to go there. > > How's the economy there btw? Still broken? At one point it was > almost a cash only society... > > > > On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Thanks, Jack, Bob, Ann, Alan, Mark, Christine and John. >> >> Ann, I thought about trying to dim the hotspot, and I am still >> considering it. My reluctance is that in real life the reflection off >> that particular window was blindingly bright, and I am inclined to let >> the blown out area convey that aspect of the scene as I saw and >> enjoyed it. >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 10:30 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Well composed, Dan. >>> J >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On May 22, 2016, at 7:00 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I just returned from a week in Greece. Here is one of my images from the >>>> trip: >>>> >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18235691&size=lg >>>> K-5 IIs, DA 18-138 zoom >>>> Comments are invited. >>>> >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -- Reduce your Government Footprint > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
