Greece

Steak Sandwich…Greek Style

by Peter G January 11, 2008 Greek Food

Greek style steak sandwich…with tzatziki Woah! The tzatziki recipe I posted the other day certainly had a lot of “passionate” responses. It was good to see. Everyone loves their food and has a particular way of preparing tzatziki. I learnt a few things myself and this is why I love blogging. You can really learn a lot. Peter kindly pointed out to me that I forgot to salt the grated [...]

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Tzatziki

by Peter G January 9, 2008 Greek Food

Tzatziki is probably one of Greece’s most famous dips. It utilises ingredients which are plentiful in that country. We’re talking thick, creamy sheep’s milk yougurt. Crisp, cooling cucumbers. And loads of garlic. Its commonly used in souvlaki that are served in many restaurants and it often comes out as a starter as well. Whack it on some fresh bread and you are in heaven. Turkey does a similar dip but [...]

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It’s All Greek To Me

by Peter G November 26, 2007 Places

The beautiful mountainous terrain of Sparta I am now coming to the end of my holiday writing about Greece. I wanted to leave you with a few snapshots from my portfolio. These were taken whilst I was visiting friends and family in Sparta. Sparta is a 3 hour drive, south of Athens at the base of the Peleponesse. It has a small population of about 20,000 people. Its surrounded by [...]

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Cafe Culture in Greece

by Peter G November 21, 2007 Places

Traditional Greek coffee While in Greece I couldn’t stomach the local coffee very much. If anyone has ever tried “Greek style” coffee you’ll know what I mean. It’s a mean brew, all thick with a rich sediment that forms on he bottom of the cup. I personally believe it’s an acquired taste and one that I’m not really keen on enjoying. Still, every house I went to, I was offered [...]

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Let’s Eat…the Greek way

by Peter G November 17, 2007 Greek Food

Mousaka in all its glory So after a cultural day of sightseeing and analysing ancient Greek lifestyles, I set off to find a place to eat. Nafplio, was well equipped for this with many restaurants on offer. I was so looking forward to eat a mini feast and indulge in a lot of “traditional” foods. I wanted to be transported to epicurean heaven. I found a place near the water’s [...]

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The Port city of Nafplio

by Peter G November 16, 2007 Places

Summer colours Continuing in my (delayed…sorry!) Greece series of recent adventures, I made my way to the port city of Nafplio. What a delightful change from the hustle and bustle of Athens. It was October and the weather was hovering around the mid 20′s mark. It was so “summery” and I could just imagine how busy this place would be in the bustling summer months. It serves tourists very well [...]

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The Acropolis

by Peter G November 8, 2007 Places

The eerie setting of The Acropolis…look at those clouds! It has been used as a temple, a fortress, a citadel and a place to house virgins. It currently lends itself as one of the new 7 ancient wonders of the world and has thousands of tourists adorning its once sacred grounds. Welcome to The Acropolis. Smack, bang right n the centre of Athens. I was in absolute awe as I [...]

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Welcome to the Jungle…aka Athens

by Peter G November 2, 2007 Places

The city of Athens…viewed from one side of the Acropolis Finally after nearly four weeks of holidays I have returned back to Australia. And I’m tired, both physically and emotionally. I had returned back to my parents’ homeland after an absence of nearly 30 years. I took about one thousand photos and I have tried to cull this down to give you a good indication of what I got up [...]

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A Journey back to Greece…

by Peter G October 26, 2007 Places

The Acropolis…a sight to behold Why hello! Its been a while. Yours truly has been holidaying in Greece and lapping up every minute of it. I’ve mainly been visiting friends and relatives in the Peloponnese and checking out a lot of ancient ruins. There are many food adventures to re tell and lots of photographs of my quick visit. Today I provide a sample, but look out over the next [...]