Dear reader... you know this blog avoids controversy... always staying with the 'double verified' facts... and avoiding exaggeration at all costs. In keeping with such values, it is with trepidation that we try to decide which country is the better tourist destination. Such questions arouse tribal responses. If you have been to one country but not the other, then, of course, the country you visited has to be the better. Its a bit like the Apple verses Android debate... whichever one you own has to be the best.
Today, we took the drive from Olympia to Delphi. We are now familiar with Greece's scenic beauty... but our reactions remained strong. We asked ourselves if Italy was going to be as beautiful. Crowd sizes will differ... traffic congestion... parking... temperature... spring colours... age of ruins... prices. There will be lots of differences influencing our reactions. We just think that Greece has the runs on the board... Italy is chasing... and will not be allowed too many slip-ups if it is going to win the comparison. Which one do you think is the better?
Six degrees of separation... no, make that five. We stopped for lunch at a small town recommended to us by Lorraine Foster... seaside village off the main road... largely unspoiled. We were strolling the waterfront, minding our own business... when this lady separates from her group and asked if we speak English. We said 'yes' and answered her question regarding the location of the old port. We asked if she was Australian... she had the accent . "Yes"..." Where do you live? "..." Lismore". We did not know them, but we all knew people in the area. They were the 'Spreckley' family. He used to make concrete tanks... but now is involved with a home for special needs people. Small world! Have to be on your best behaviour all the time .
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