Brooklyn, thanks for a very informative and interesting narrative. Will put your tips to good use on our trip staring next week.

Hi Brooklyn, did anyone in your group (btw how large a group did you have?), do the Cape Sunion optional, or the Greek Taverna meal or do the Turkish bath?

HI: there were 14 of us: 1 set of Aussies, the rest Canadians and US. I know one couple did the Cape Sournion optional, but don't know what they thought of it as it was the day we went to Delphi and we didn't see them again to ask. Their photos look nice, though!
I REALLY wanted to do a Turkish bath, but had read mixed reviews of it on line. A man I know did it, but I was a bit intimidated, (I'm a 40 something female, btw) and my mom was not interested. I checked into it in the hotel, by the pool, they have the staff and it was very clean there: but it was pretty expensive (I think about 100US) so I didn't do it. But I wish I had! If you do go, I read to take your own sponge to get washed with for sanitary reasons and your own soap and shampoo.
The didn't really offer a Greek tavern meal: our "host" from Insight in Athens really didn't offer much: there was a board you could read in the lobby and sign up and getting info from her was like pulling teeth. We just went out on our own together as a group to the neighborhood place and it was very nice.
If you want photos, send me an email address and I'll send you the link to my shutterfly webpage.
You will LOVE this tour. so much to see, very interesting! Don't forget the hat and sunscreen!!!
Let me know if I can answer any other questions. I'd be happy to. I also would absolutely recommend the day trip to Delphi. It was wonderful.

Hi Brooklyn,
My friend and I are also taking this trip and also live in MI. We will fly into Istanbul first and end up in Athens. I would love to look at your pictures. Please send me the link. Also, will we be needing Turkish money or primarily euros? Don't know what the protocol is on this bulletin board, but would love to use you as a resource.Wondering about exchanging email addresses. Thanks, nbara@sbcglobal.net

Snowq, when is your tour?
Brooklyn, thanks again!

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Originally posted by brooklyn:
If you want photos, send me an email address and I'll send you the link to my shutterfly webpage.

Brooklyn, I'd love to see the photos.
I don't post email addresses correctly.
Mine is SpiderB2'at'yahoo.com.au.
Change the 'at' to @

ciao, Pauline

I sent the photos, please let me know if you got them! labeled some of them...

Brooklyn I would love to see your photos. aholko at shaw.ca, please change the at to the symbol.

Me too Brooklyn - koroth@hotmail.com.
btw, any chance of doing any laundrt on the trip - perhaps on the cruise?

Will send you guys a link to the photos! Please let me know if you get it. If you click on the small pictures, you get a slide show.
I had a pair of pants washed on the cruise: pretty inexpensive... they looked great, pressed, etc... but they must have run them in the dryer a bit more than I did, because they definitely shrunk, which was a bummer. A bit too short on the way home. We did rinse out tops, etc, and let them dry: you are in the rooms more than one night, so it gave things time to dry. But the laundry service on the cruise itself didn't seem bad, just shrink my pants a bit. I don't believe there is a do it yourself laundry available, but to be honest I didn't look.