First trip to Ioannina - part 1

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A journey of discovery, not far, to rediscover mainland Greece. The last time we drove in Greece proper was back in 2001 when it was part of our drive from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia to Amsterdam. So we were going to recreate the last few kilometers of that trip to Igoumenitsa in reverse! Plus, of course, there was the added incentive of visiting the newly opened IKEA and getting some goodies in addition to visiting the ancient town of Ioannina.



First pleasant surprise was how easy it was to get the ferry from Corfu. We arrived at the Kerkyra Ferries kiosk at 9:20 a..m. and were soon on the 9:30 ferry.



























Some different views of Corfu from the sea added to our joy of being on our way so quickly.






































A little bit of Chinese told us of the origins of the ferry!!














And true to the timetable, one hour twenty minutes later, we were docking in Igoumenitsa.