by Whitney Anderson | Mar 28, 2011 | Cooking, Recipes
Going to Greece inspired me to make gyros at home. This chicken gyros recipe is a delicious marinade for chicken and a recipe for tzatziki that I tinkered with a lot to try to replicate what I tasted in Greece. I especially like to make my own because I don’t...
by Whitney Anderson | Nov 14, 2010 | Cooking, Europe, Greece, Travel
The food was so good that I decided to dedicate a whole post to this topic. Food Horiatiki (Greek salad) I got this almost everywhere. It’s so fresh and delicious. It’s quartered tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, green pepper, capers, oregano, feta and oil...
by Whitney Anderson | Nov 11, 2010 | Europe, Greece, Travel
We spent a week on the island of Santorini in the Greek Cyclades and loved every minute of it. It’s beautiful, scenic, romantic, culturally-rich and has great food. When we first arrived we were blown away by the view. We stayed in Oia, a small town at the tip...
by Whitney Anderson | Oct 3, 2010 | Europe, Greece, Travel
Αθήνα (Athina) Day 2 Today we woke up feeling refreshed and had breakfast on the hotel roof. The Acropolis We set out for the climb up the hill to the Acropolis. We ended up doing lots of uphill hikes and steps while in Greece. It’s high on a hill overlooking...
by Whitney Anderson | Oct 3, 2010 | Europe, Greece, Travel
Αθήνα (Athina) Day 1 I really enjoyed Athens more than I thought I would. I’m not sure what I expected. First of all, the landscape is much prettier than I thought it would be. Athens is surrounded by mountains. The airport was new and nice and so were the...