Once Lisa moved out of the way, I was able to take a picture of the sunset itself and all of these people who claimed a spot on a perfect lookout point. This image captures the typical landscape of Santorini. It is spectacular!
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Lisa and I drove to the town of Oia to watch the sunset. This area is supposed to have the best view. Although, its tough to find a vantage point that does not afford an amazing vista! Day 2 Santorini.
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In Copenhagen, you see more bicycles than cars on the street. Bike lanes are jambed but the roads are emtpy.
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The ancient city of Pompeii. It was incredibly preserved, and after about 4.5 hours of solid walking I think we saw about 60% of it!
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Looking down into the crater of Vesuvius. Is that smoke billowing up from down there….?
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While Sheila and I were visiting the very small island of Capri, we ran into fellow Ryerson architecture alumni Jenn! Small world isn’t it?!
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The open market in Budapest was absolutely fantastic. Claire and I picked up some bread, cured meats, fruit and of course a bottle of wine and went for a picnic. The market was so big the St. Lawrence Market in Toronto could fit inside 2 times.
~sean
Claire and I in Budapest - we were able to catch some local entertainment at a University hangout. Cheap drinks and everyone was very friendly.
~sean
Claire and I make our way to Budapest via Hungarian Airlines. We sat in Business Class!
Last day in Thessaloniki Thomas and I hiked across the city to see the soccer stadium (Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium) where my cousin played professional soccer in the city for 5 years infront of 23,200 fans. We even found his Aris Football Club Team photos.
They were nice enough to let us go down to field level and walk around.
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Thessaloniki is a small city (although it is the 2nd largest city in Greece) and it dates back to around 300 BC. The main urban area contains numerous historical sites that have been excavated (about 2m below current street level) and public squares and promenades have been built around them. The ruins of the Byzantine city walls and its main gate (The Arch of Galerius, pictured above) weave through the city and mark important streets and squares. Most of the historical sites are located within these walls, which terminate at the water with the White Tower. The city also has quite a happening Art scene. We were fortunate to have visited during their major exhibition: PRAXIS: Art in Times of Uncertainty, which is located at a number of venues throughout the city.
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On our last days in Istanbul, Claire and I visited the Blue Mosque and Ayasofya. Here is Claire taking in the surreal Blue Mosque. We leave for Budapest today and are looking forward to an amazing three weeks across Europe.
I attempted to put this photo up yesterday! Its large bathing room of the Bey Hamam, a bath situated on the main agora. Its pretty interesting, the dome with the light/ventilation holes, and the carved furniture throughout. Its now some sort of gallery space. This room had projectors showing images of laundry wallahs in India and Africa. Not entirely sure what it was about.
First day in Greece. It was a long train ride, but it was an exciting and unique experience! The hotel is very nice, we had two amazing meals! We were reunited with our fellow traveler, Rachel (who is now off to Crete, and we’ll meet up again on Thursday). We also enjoyed a spectacular cappuccino and smoothie! Looking forward to 2 full days here to take in all of the sites.
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