| [Head banger] Sunday, May 03, 2009 10:18:41 AM | |
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isnt that where vampires came from?
see jesus creates problems all around.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Sunday, May 03, 2009 7:00:07 AM)| |  | _strat_ wrote: | | Lmao... Didnt know you moved in such circles! I hope that when he said "this is my blood, this is my meat, eat it, drink it" (or whatever J-man said at the last supper), you didnt take it literary?
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Umm..Hey strat! That's not Jesus. That's Ramon, the tour guide. He was in the sacramental wine one minute , and naked on that cross the next..... BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!! Oh man! That is just SO wrong! My apologies to our religious friends......
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Aww, come on! That guy above the altar that looks like hes had too much to drink! Naked, on a cross? Thats him!
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | If you look closely, you can see people standing in the background. I have no idea why they had a rope there but I walked past it anyway! HA!!! Didn't see Jesus , though. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | They let you take pictures in a church?!?! Damit... The fascist in Italy wouldnt even let me take a camera into the Florence cathedral.
But, I see that there is the ever-so typical rope barrier in front of the altar... Kinda like in front of nightclubs, eh? "Youre not cool enough to party with Jesus!"
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Here is a pic I took inside the basilica at the Mision de Asis. Rather dark but it was a cool place. Just happened to be Good Friday as well! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [_strat_] Sunday, May 03, 2009 7:00:07 AM | |
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Lmao... Didnt know you moved in such circles! I hope that when he said "this is my blood, this is my meat, eat it, drink it" (or whatever J-man said at the last supper), you didnt take it literary?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Saturday, May 02, 2009 3:19:06 PM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Umm..Hey strat! That's not Jesus. That's Ramon, the tour guide. He was in the sacramental wine one minute , and naked on that cross the next..... BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!! Oh man! That is just SO wrong! My apologies to our religious friends......
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Aww, come on! That guy above the altar that looks like hes had too much to drink! Naked, on a cross? Thats him!
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | If you look closely, you can see people standing in the background. I have no idea why they had a rope there but I walked past it anyway! HA!!! Didn't see Jesus , though. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | They let you take pictures in a church?!?! Damit... The fascist in Italy wouldnt even let me take a camera into the Florence cathedral.
But, I see that there is the ever-so typical rope barrier in front of the altar... Kinda like in front of nightclubs, eh? "Youre not cool enough to party with Jesus!"
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Here is a pic I took inside the basilica at the Mision de Asis. Rather dark but it was a cool place. Just happened to be Good Friday as well! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [_strat_] Sunday, May 03, 2009 6:57:29 AM | |
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Yup.
So, you still like tourists as much?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Saturday, May 02, 2009 5:58:41 PM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | sweet. yes, I am sure you were all a pain in the ass.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Then you should have been in Tuscany when we were there. High school field trip, and delighted that Italian law permits people above 16 to buy alcohol, as opposed to 18 here. We just went wild, and didnt care who thought we were a pain in the ass.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | as one who depended on tourists for a living (still do in a way) they are a pain, but they dont want to be for the most part.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Lol... Yup, tourists are a pain in the ass... I hate to see them around here. Then again, I love going somewhere as a tourist, so I guess it equals out.
Greece... I would LOVE to go there once. Nice mediteranean land, with so many sights... Where in Greece were you? Athens? Did you see the Acropolis?
| | | spapad wrote: | | LOL, I did once in Greece use my flash on my camera, I was standing on the benches in the gallery to get a better shot and started flashing, the gard was saying in about 5 language to me to quit, I just acted like I didn't understand her. LOL Bad tourist! BAD!!! LOL
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Yeah, thats true. Mind you, I did smuggle a camera inside, but I didnt dare to use it. There were just too many guides in there. Pity. The Cathedral in Florence was a wonderfull sight.
| | | spapad wrote: | | You cant take pictures of ancient art work because the preservationists feel it will speed the fading of the pigments in the paint. I can see their point, but it doesn't help when your standing there looking at something so beautiful and not allowed to take home your own memory in a snapshot. Thank god, camera's have come a long way and can take decent low light pictures.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | They let you take pictures in a church?!?! Damit... The fascist in Italy wouldnt even let me take a camera into the Florence cathedral.
But, I see that there is the ever-so typical rope barrier in front of the altar... Kinda like in front of nightclubs, eh? "Youre not cool enough to party with Jesus!"
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Here is a pic I took inside the basilica at the Mision de Asis. Rather dark but it was a cool place. Just happened to be Good Friday as well! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [Head banger] Saturday, May 02, 2009 5:58:41 PM | |
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sweet. yes, I am sure you were all a pain in the ass.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Saturday, May 02, 2009 12:41:54 PM)| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Then you should have been in Tuscany when we were there. High school field trip, and delighted that Italian law permits people above 16 to buy alcohol, as opposed to 18 here. We just went wild, and didnt care who thought we were a pain in the ass.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | as one who depended on tourists for a living (still do in a way) they are a pain, but they dont want to be for the most part.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Lol... Yup, tourists are a pain in the ass... I hate to see them around here. Then again, I love going somewhere as a tourist, so I guess it equals out.
Greece... I would LOVE to go there once. Nice mediteranean land, with so many sights... Where in Greece were you? Athens? Did you see the Acropolis?
| | | spapad wrote: | | LOL, I did once in Greece use my flash on my camera, I was standing on the benches in the gallery to get a better shot and started flashing, the gard was saying in about 5 language to me to quit, I just acted like I didn't understand her. LOL Bad tourist! BAD!!! LOL
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Yeah, thats true. Mind you, I did smuggle a camera inside, but I didnt dare to use it. There were just too many guides in there. Pity. The Cathedral in Florence was a wonderfull sight.
| | | spapad wrote: | | You cant take pictures of ancient art work because the preservationists feel it will speed the fading of the pigments in the paint. I can see their point, but it doesn't help when your standing there looking at something so beautiful and not allowed to take home your own memory in a snapshot. Thank god, camera's have come a long way and can take decent low light pictures.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | They let you take pictures in a church?!?! Damit... The fascist in Italy wouldnt even let me take a camera into the Florence cathedral.
But, I see that there is the ever-so typical rope barrier in front of the altar... Kinda like in front of nightclubs, eh? "Youre not cool enough to party with Jesus!"
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Here is a pic I took inside the basilica at the Mision de Asis. Rather dark but it was a cool place. Just happened to be Good Friday as well! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [Head banger] Saturday, May 02, 2009 5:53:41 PM | |
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did you have your home licence also. so many people think the international licence is good to use, but its just a translation of your home licence, and doesnt authorize you to drive unless the other licence is with you too. that licence causes great arguments at car rental counters.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Ellieke from Saturday, May 02, 2009 12:53:05 PM)| | | Ellieke wrote: | | I had the opposite when I went to Orlando.
I had my international driving-licence and still I wasn't alowed to drive the rental car , I was " underaged" tssss I was 21 at the time.
I was lucky to get a drink at the pool-bar of the hotel without having to call my (ex-) husband then for "parental" approval.
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| [Deep Freeze] Saturday, May 02, 2009 3:19:06 PM | |
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Umm..Hey strat! That's not Jesus. That's Ramon, the tour guide. He was in the sacramental wine one minute , and naked on that cross the next..... BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!! Oh man! That is just SO wrong! My apologies to our religious friends......
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Saturday, May 02, 2009 10:47:00 AM)| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Aww, come on! That guy above the altar that looks like hes had too much to drink! Naked, on a cross? Thats him!
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | If you look closely, you can see people standing in the background. I have no idea why they had a rope there but I walked past it anyway! HA!!! Didn't see Jesus , though. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | They let you take pictures in a church?!?! Damit... The fascist in Italy wouldnt even let me take a camera into the Florence cathedral.
But, I see that there is the ever-so typical rope barrier in front of the altar... Kinda like in front of nightclubs, eh? "Youre not cool enough to party with Jesus!"
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Here is a pic I took inside the basilica at the Mision de Asis. Rather dark but it was a cool place. Just happened to be Good Friday as well! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [Ellieke] Saturday, May 02, 2009 2:45:05 PM | |
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Yes Orlando , Florida.
It was a fun vacation, we visited 7 amusmentparks in 10 days.
We went in April and the temperature was 28 to 32°C , we are used to 25°C in midsummer so it was hot for us.
We went swimming in the cold pool and the bartender was freezing his ass off, he declared us crazy LOL |
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| [spapad] Saturday, May 02, 2009 2:41:19 PM | |
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I really enjoyed it and it was the first time my husband had been to those sites. Grow up around it and you don't appriciate it. He dodged all the field trips etc...
We could see from the roof of his home in Kassariniani the acropolis in the sunset so it takes time to appriciate what you see everyday.
There is one spot, which now I'm told has steps built to it, but it's right outside of the accropoli area and the stairs are carved straight into the marble rock.
I call it the "stairs of the ancient ass bust", because they are worn so slick you will fall, if your not carefull! I went down behind a portly German woman and we all slide down the stairs on our butts. She was laughing and said, I will wait till the skinny boy is out of my way so I dont crush him if I fall!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Saturday, May 02, 2009 12:40:39 PM)| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Cool. Delphi must be a sight too, sen it on TV a couple of times. And Acropolis too.
Hopefully, in a not-too-distant future I will go there.
| | | spapad wrote: | | I was there for five weeks, and saw Greece with my (then) husband. Saw about all of it the mainland you'd ever want to see, plus spent time in some of the villages in the bay type area between the pellopones and the mainland. Went to the Accropolis, Delphi, Olympia, A theater over on the pellapones I don't remember the name of. Had a great time. Never been in water so sallinic that you really don't need to know how to swim, you just sort of float.
Flora still goes each year to see her family there. I hope to go back someday to visit them. I may be divorced but I didn't divoce my family there. To my neices and nephew I am still Thea Susan.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Lol... Yup, tourists are a pain in the ass... I hate to see them around here. Then again, I love going somewhere as a tourist, so I guess it equals out.
Greece... I would LOVE to go there once. Nice mediteranean land, with so many sights... Where in Greece were you? Athens? Did you see the Acropolis?
| | | spapad wrote: | | LOL, I did once in Greece use my flash on my camera, I was standing on the benches in the gallery to get a better shot and started flashing, the gard was saying in about 5 language to me to quit, I just acted like I didn't understand her. LOL Bad tourist! BAD!!! LOL
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Yeah, thats true. Mind you, I did smuggle a camera inside, but I didnt dare to use it. There were just too many guides in there. Pity. The Cathedral in Florence was a wonderfull sight.
| | | spapad wrote: | | You cant take pictures of ancient art work because the preservationists feel it will speed the fading of the pigments in the paint. I can see their point, but it doesn't help when your standing there looking at something so beautiful and not allowed to take home your own memory in a snapshot. Thank god, camera's have come a long way and can take decent low light pictures.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | They let you take pictures in a church?!?! Damit... The fascist in Italy wouldnt even let me take a camera into the Florence cathedral.
But, I see that there is the ever-so typical rope barrier in front of the altar... Kinda like in front of nightclubs, eh? "Youre not cool enough to party with Jesus!"
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Here is a pic I took inside the basilica at the Mision de Asis. Rather dark but it was a cool place. Just happened to be Good Friday as well! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [spapad] Saturday, May 02, 2009 2:05:37 PM | |
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Orlando? As in Orlando Florida? When I was 16 I had a guy who thought I was cute buying me drinks! LOL Played pool, all kinds of games all on his dollars. What the heck, it was entertainment for the evening. I would never allow Flora as much freedom as I had! LOL
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Ellieke from Saturday, May 02, 2009 12:53:05 PM)| | | Ellieke wrote: | | I had the opposite when I went to Orlando.
I had my international driving-licence and still I wasn't alowed to drive the rental car , I was " underaged" tssss I was 21 at the time.
I was lucky to get a drink at the pool-bar of the hotel without having to call my (ex-) husband then for "parental" approval.
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| [Ellieke] Saturday, May 02, 2009 12:53:05 PM | |
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I had the opposite when I went to Orlando.
I had my international driving-licence and still I wasn't alowed to drive the rental car , I was " underaged" tssss I was 21 at the time.
I was lucky to get a drink at the pool-bar of the hotel without having to call my (ex-) husband then for "parental" approval.
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| [_strat_] Saturday, May 02, 2009 12:41:54 PM | |
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Then you should have been in Tuscany when we were there. High school field trip, and delighted that Italian law permits people above 16 to buy alcohol, as opposed to 18 here. We just went wild, and didnt care who thought we were a pain in the ass.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:47:17 AM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | as one who depended on tourists for a living (still do in a way) they are a pain, but they dont want to be for the most part.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Lol... Yup, tourists are a pain in the ass... I hate to see them around here. Then again, I love going somewhere as a tourist, so I guess it equals out.
Greece... I would LOVE to go there once. Nice mediteranean land, with so many sights... Where in Greece were you? Athens? Did you see the Acropolis?
| | | spapad wrote: | | LOL, I did once in Greece use my flash on my camera, I was standing on the benches in the gallery to get a better shot and started flashing, the gard was saying in about 5 language to me to quit, I just acted like I didn't understand her. LOL Bad tourist! BAD!!! LOL
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Yeah, thats true. Mind you, I did smuggle a camera inside, but I didnt dare to use it. There were just too many guides in there. Pity. The Cathedral in Florence was a wonderfull sight.
| | | spapad wrote: | | You cant take pictures of ancient art work because the preservationists feel it will speed the fading of the pigments in the paint. I can see their point, but it doesn't help when your standing there looking at something so beautiful and not allowed to take home your own memory in a snapshot. Thank god, camera's have come a long way and can take decent low light pictures.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | They let you take pictures in a church?!?! Damit... The fascist in Italy wouldnt even let me take a camera into the Florence cathedral.
But, I see that there is the ever-so typical rope barrier in front of the altar... Kinda like in front of nightclubs, eh? "Youre not cool enough to party with Jesus!"
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Here is a pic I took inside the basilica at the Mision de Asis. Rather dark but it was a cool place. Just happened to be Good Friday as well! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [_strat_] Saturday, May 02, 2009 12:40:39 PM | |
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Cool. Delphi must be a sight too, sen it on TV a couple of times. And Acropolis too.
Hopefully, in a not-too-distant future I will go there.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:35:08 AM)| | | spapad wrote: | | I was there for five weeks, and saw Greece with my (then) husband. Saw about all of it the mainland you'd ever want to see, plus spent time in some of the villages in the bay type area between the pellopones and the mainland. Went to the Accropolis, Delphi, Olympia, A theater over on the pellapones I don't remember the name of. Had a great time. Never been in water so sallinic that you really don't need to know how to swim, you just sort of float.
Flora still goes each year to see her family there. I hope to go back someday to visit them. I may be divorced but I didn't divoce my family there. To my neices and nephew I am still Thea Susan.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Lol... Yup, tourists are a pain in the ass... I hate to see them around here. Then again, I love going somewhere as a tourist, so I guess it equals out.
Greece... I would LOVE to go there once. Nice mediteranean land, with so many sights... Where in Greece were you? Athens? Did you see the Acropolis?
| | | spapad wrote: | | LOL, I did once in Greece use my flash on my camera, I was standing on the benches in the gallery to get a better shot and started flashing, the gard was saying in about 5 language to me to quit, I just acted like I didn't understand her. LOL Bad tourist! BAD!!! LOL
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Yeah, thats true. Mind you, I did smuggle a camera inside, but I didnt dare to use it. There were just too many guides in there. Pity. The Cathedral in Florence was a wonderfull sight.
| | | spapad wrote: | | You cant take pictures of ancient art work because the preservationists feel it will speed the fading of the pigments in the paint. I can see their point, but it doesn't help when your standing there looking at something so beautiful and not allowed to take home your own memory in a snapshot. Thank god, camera's have come a long way and can take decent low light pictures.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | They let you take pictures in a church?!?! Damit... The fascist in Italy wouldnt even let me take a camera into the Florence cathedral.
But, I see that there is the ever-so typical rope barrier in front of the altar... Kinda like in front of nightclubs, eh? "Youre not cool enough to party with Jesus!"
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Here is a pic I took inside the basilica at the Mision de Asis. Rather dark but it was a cool place. Just happened to be Good Friday as well! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [Head banger] Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:47:17 AM | |
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as one who depended on tourists for a living (still do in a way) they are a pain, but they dont want to be for the most part.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:24:28 AM)| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Lol... Yup, tourists are a pain in the ass... I hate to see them around here. Then again, I love going somewhere as a tourist, so I guess it equals out.
Greece... I would LOVE to go there once. Nice mediteranean land, with so many sights... Where in Greece were you? Athens? Did you see the Acropolis?
| | | spapad wrote: | | LOL, I did once in Greece use my flash on my camera, I was standing on the benches in the gallery to get a better shot and started flashing, the gard was saying in about 5 language to me to quit, I just acted like I didn't understand her. LOL Bad tourist! BAD!!! LOL
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Yeah, thats true. Mind you, I did smuggle a camera inside, but I didnt dare to use it. There were just too many guides in there. Pity. The Cathedral in Florence was a wonderfull sight.
| | | spapad wrote: | | You cant take pictures of ancient art work because the preservationists feel it will speed the fading of the pigments in the paint. I can see their point, but it doesn't help when your standing there looking at something so beautiful and not allowed to take home your own memory in a snapshot. Thank god, camera's have come a long way and can take decent low light pictures.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | They let you take pictures in a church?!?! Damit... The fascist in Italy wouldnt even let me take a camera into the Florence cathedral.
But, I see that there is the ever-so typical rope barrier in front of the altar... Kinda like in front of nightclubs, eh? "Youre not cool enough to party with Jesus!"
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Here is a pic I took inside the basilica at the Mision de Asis. Rather dark but it was a cool place. Just happened to be Good Friday as well! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [spapad] Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:40:59 AM | |
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Kewl! We'll be waiting! LOL
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Necroticist from Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:38:33 AM)| | | Necroticist wrote: | | | New pics coming soon = might take up to 20 days til new phone kicks in - FINALLY i can post my own and not rely on son! |
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| [Necroticist] Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:38:33 AM | |
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| New pics coming soon = might take up to 20 days til new phone kicks in - FINALLY i can post my own and not rely on son! |
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| [spapad] Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:35:08 AM | |
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I was there for five weeks, and saw Greece with my (then) husband. Saw about all of it the mainland you'd ever want to see, plus spent time in some of the villages in the bay type area between the pellopones and the mainland. Went to the Accropolis, Delphi, Olympia, A theater over on the pellapones I don't remember the name of. Had a great time. Never been in water so sallinic that you really don't need to know how to swim, you just sort of float.
Flora still goes each year to see her family there. I hope to go back someday to visit them. I may be divorced but I didn't divoce my family there. To my neices and nephew I am still Thea Susan.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:24:28 AM)| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Lol... Yup, tourists are a pain in the ass... I hate to see them around here. Then again, I love going somewhere as a tourist, so I guess it equals out.
Greece... I would LOVE to go there once. Nice mediteranean land, with so many sights... Where in Greece were you? Athens? Did you see the Acropolis?
| | | spapad wrote: | | LOL, I did once in Greece use my flash on my camera, I was standing on the benches in the gallery to get a better shot and started flashing, the gard was saying in about 5 language to me to quit, I just acted like I didn't understand her. LOL Bad tourist! BAD!!! LOL
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Yeah, thats true. Mind you, I did smuggle a camera inside, but I didnt dare to use it. There were just too many guides in there. Pity. The Cathedral in Florence was a wonderfull sight.
| | | spapad wrote: | | You cant take pictures of ancient art work because the preservationists feel it will speed the fading of the pigments in the paint. I can see their point, but it doesn't help when your standing there looking at something so beautiful and not allowed to take home your own memory in a snapshot. Thank god, camera's have come a long way and can take decent low light pictures.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | They let you take pictures in a church?!?! Damit... The fascist in Italy wouldnt even let me take a camera into the Florence cathedral.
But, I see that there is the ever-so typical rope barrier in front of the altar... Kinda like in front of nightclubs, eh? "Youre not cool enough to party with Jesus!"
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Here is a pic I took inside the basilica at the Mision de Asis. Rather dark but it was a cool place. Just happened to be Good Friday as well! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [_strat_] Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:24:28 AM | |
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Lol... Yup, tourists are a pain in the ass... I hate to see them around here. Then again, I love going somewhere as a tourist, so I guess it equals out.
Greece... I would LOVE to go there once. Nice mediteranean land, with so many sights... Where in Greece were you? Athens? Did you see the Acropolis?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:14:59 AM)| | | spapad wrote: | | LOL, I did once in Greece use my flash on my camera, I was standing on the benches in the gallery to get a better shot and started flashing, the gard was saying in about 5 language to me to quit, I just acted like I didn't understand her. LOL Bad tourist! BAD!!! LOL
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Yeah, thats true. Mind you, I did smuggle a camera inside, but I didnt dare to use it. There were just too many guides in there. Pity. The Cathedral in Florence was a wonderfull sight.
| | | spapad wrote: | | You cant take pictures of ancient art work because the preservationists feel it will speed the fading of the pigments in the paint. I can see their point, but it doesn't help when your standing there looking at something so beautiful and not allowed to take home your own memory in a snapshot. Thank god, camera's have come a long way and can take decent low light pictures.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | They let you take pictures in a church?!?! Damit... The fascist in Italy wouldnt even let me take a camera into the Florence cathedral.
But, I see that there is the ever-so typical rope barrier in front of the altar... Kinda like in front of nightclubs, eh? "Youre not cool enough to party with Jesus!"
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Here is a pic I took inside the basilica at the Mision de Asis. Rather dark but it was a cool place. Just happened to be Good Friday as well! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [spapad] Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:14:59 AM | |
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LOL, I did once in Greece use my flash on my camera, I was standing on the benches in the gallery to get a better shot and started flashing, the gard was saying in about 5 language to me to quit, I just acted like I didn't understand her. LOL Bad tourist! BAD!!! LOL
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:07:57 AM)| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Yeah, thats true. Mind you, I did smuggle a camera inside, but I didnt dare to use it. There were just too many guides in there. Pity. The Cathedral in Florence was a wonderfull sight.
| | | spapad wrote: | | You cant take pictures of ancient art work because the preservationists feel it will speed the fading of the pigments in the paint. I can see their point, but it doesn't help when your standing there looking at something so beautiful and not allowed to take home your own memory in a snapshot. Thank god, camera's have come a long way and can take decent low light pictures.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | They let you take pictures in a church?!?! Damit... The fascist in Italy wouldnt even let me take a camera into the Florence cathedral.
But, I see that there is the ever-so typical rope barrier in front of the altar... Kinda like in front of nightclubs, eh? "Youre not cool enough to party with Jesus!"
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Here is a pic I took inside the basilica at the Mision de Asis. Rather dark but it was a cool place. Just happened to be Good Friday as well! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [_strat_] Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:07:57 AM | |
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Yeah, thats true. Mind you, I did smuggle a camera inside, but I didnt dare to use it. There were just too many guides in there. Pity. The Cathedral in Florence was a wonderfull sight.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Saturday, May 02, 2009 10:53:09 AM)| | | spapad wrote: | | You cant take pictures of ancient art work because the preservationists feel it will speed the fading of the pigments in the paint. I can see their point, but it doesn't help when your standing there looking at something so beautiful and not allowed to take home your own memory in a snapshot. Thank god, camera's have come a long way and can take decent low light pictures.
| | | _strat_ wrote: | | They let you take pictures in a church?!?! Damit... The fascist in Italy wouldnt even let me take a camera into the Florence cathedral.
But, I see that there is the ever-so typical rope barrier in front of the altar... Kinda like in front of nightclubs, eh? "Youre not cool enough to party with Jesus!"
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Here is a pic I took inside the basilica at the Mision de Asis. Rather dark but it was a cool place. Just happened to be Good Friday as well! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| [spapad] Saturday, May 02, 2009 10:53:09 AM | |
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You cant take pictures of ancient art work because the preservationists feel it will speed the fading of the pigments in the paint. I can see their point, but it doesn't help when your standing there looking at something so beautiful and not allowed to take home your own memory in a snapshot. Thank god, camera's have come a long way and can take decent low light pictures.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Saturday, May 02, 2009 10:40:08 AM)| | | _strat_ wrote: | | They let you take pictures in a church?!?! Damit... The fascist in Italy wouldnt even let me take a camera into the Florence cathedral.
But, I see that there is the ever-so typical rope barrier in front of the altar... Kinda like in front of nightclubs, eh? "Youre not cool enough to party with Jesus!"
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Here is a pic I took inside the basilica at the Mision de Asis. Rather dark but it was a cool place. Just happened to be Good Friday as well! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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