In the Embrace of Ancient Culture and the Aegean Sea Cradle

(first part)

With paper and pencil, we drafted out a plan for our vacation in Greece. First, we would spend six days in Athens, followed by a day trip to the island of Aegina, and would finally spend the last six days on Naxos.

The travel arrangements were made for the second half of August, and we started gearing up for the trip as early as May and June. With my morning coffee, and whenever I could, I would watch with gusto YouTube videos about Athens, the Cyclades, the island of Aegina, Syros, Paros, Naxos, Santorini… And while waiting for Vancouver temperature to go above 15 °C so we could get out of our winter boots – every time I watched a video about Greece, it would give my Mediterranean soul, ever craving sunshine and beach, immense pleasure. It never hurts to listen to tour guides’ and other people’s experiences of the places one has never been to before. So, I also watched (If not then, when?) various historical podcasts about Peloponnesian Wars and the history of Athens from its beginning to the present day.

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