Things have been happening, if slowly. We're now in Crete for 4 weeks or so, taking part in a TEFL course which we hope will improve our English teaching abilities. We spent 7 years in China teaching English without this requirement, but it seems that all other countries require something like it before they will let you loose on their students!
We drove down - 400 miles or so from door to door and two days and nights enjoying discovering more of Greece. First stop was Meteora where the monasteries sit atop large rocks. The monks used to haul food and people up the rocks in baskets! I don't believe they still do that sort of thing. This was a bit of a pilgrimage for us, a non-relgious one, as we passed through this place during our drive from Saudi Arabia to Holland, so we eventually found the lovely restaurant we ate in and did it all again - just as good as the first time.
Second night was in a lovely little hotel in Piraeus. My previous encounter with Piraeus was down the main drag in a taxi to catch a ferry to Spetses, many years ago, and I wasn't too impressed then. BUT, I was totally unaware that Piraeus is in fact one of the up-market parts of Athens with an amazing history. Now it has marinas, lovely restaurants and bijoux hotels. We stayed in one of the cheaper bijoux hotels which was vet nice, family run, friendly etc and not expensive. We stay there agin on our return journey.
Tonight we meet all the other people who are taking this course - we've met one already, Hugh, from Texas - a very nice and interesting man.
So today will be spent walking to the beach and getting ready for the return to classroom tomorrow.
I'll load some photographs soon when I have some time...
