Saturday Afternoon at the Nafsika Astir Palace

Deborah arrived Athens as scheduled, and now we are at a Starwood resort just outside Athens. After 2 nights we'll travel to the island of Crete. Weather is beautiful!!!

Wednesday Evening at the Titania Hotel

Seminars here in Athens half-way done now. Went to dinner last night at roof-top restaurant nearby the Parthenon - I wish I'd had my camera so I could have gotten night shots!

This coming Saturday and Sunday are sight-seeing in Athens with Deborah, then Monday we fly to Crete for 6 days. Then take overnight ferryboat back to Athens and to the Airport. I go to Cyprus and Deborah heads for TRH.

Saturday Night at Titania Hotel

Switched hotels today to one the seminar will be at. Rainy all day and 65ish as temperature. I feel like I spent all day walking in the rain. Took a walking tour this morning - some old place called the acropolis and parthenon. Also heard lots of stories about how Lord Byron stole everything and moved it to the British Museum. They still have some left here though. Bus tour and Archelogocal Museum tomorrow before class starts Monday.

Thursday Night in Athens

I survived the 4am flights and am now in crowded, big-city Athens. It's like any other big city in the world - lots of traffic, street people, everybody on cell phones and in a hurry -- almost makes me miss Riyadh! Women here don't wear black though!

I'm still +7 hours from TRH time. And have an Athens number: country code 30 and mobile number 694 953 7580. I have no idea how to dial into it from anywhere!

Wednesday Afternoon at Starbucks

Finished here in Riyadh and leaving on a 4am flight to Athens. Should be there by 11am Thursday, just in time for a 2pm meeting. These clothes in this suitcase for three weeks are getting old - and will be older by Oct 12 when I get back to TRH!

Friday Night at the Apartment

Nothing exciting this weekend - just work. Could not link up with anyone for a desert trip (is that spelled right? I didn't have dessert either, if it matters). Work tomorrow, then teach a couple of days. Thursday at 4am I am off to Athens.

 

 

Thursday Morning in the HNC Offices

Here for one more week, then off to Athens early Thursday morning. Finished one course yesterday, and lead another on Sunday-Monday. Some project work in between. I wanted to go into the desert tomorrow (weekend Friday) with the Riyadh Rovers Club, but cannot find any information about them anywhere. I'll keep looking, or else I'll just have to work all day! Not as good as scuba diving in the Red Sea last Friday!

Sunday afternoon in the HNC Offices

Made it back to my apartment at 3am last night, after the midnight flight from Jeddah. I need to find a way to avoid these midnight flights! A couple of days now to work on client projects, then a seminar Tuesday - Wednesday. I may go to Old Riyadh City Center tonight, to see if there is any jewelry or other stuff I need.

Also found out there is a Riyadh Rovers Register club that takes their 4-wheel drive vehicles into the desert almost every weeking. So maybe I can find something to do on Friday, in the desert!!!

Friday Night in the Knowledge Village

Knowledge Village is what the Crown Plaza in Jeddah calls their coffee room which has internet access - so that is where I am to check email.

Three dives today in the Red Sea - good dives! 90 degree water, clear viz, and lots of color in the corral. Last dive was for 60 minutes at max depth of 20 feet - I just swam thru openings and caverns in a coral head the size of football field!

Meetings here tomorrow, then a midnight flight back to Riyadh. All flights are crowded because of school beginning this week. That means the flights are full for families with kids - LOUD!

Thursday Afternoon at Starbucks

Leaving Riyadh tonight at 10pm for 2 hour flight to Jeddah. Then return on midnight flight Saturday night. What a good schedule! Flights to/from here to there are very hard to get it seems. With any luck, I'll be doing two dives in the Red Sea tomorrow.

Tuesday Night in Riyady

I'm staying at a new apartment here, even nicer than the Al Hamra suties I used before. Hot weather still!! Looks like I may be in Jeddah for some interviews Saturday, so may leave here on Thursday afternoon and dive there on Friday - in the Red Sea!! More on that tomorrow maybe!

 

 

Early Monday morning in Frankfort Airport

Just passin' thru on way to Riyadh. Be there 2 weeks, then Athens and Cyprus for a few weeks.