Gun’s Travel Log: Greece – Rhodes Island 13 (TBT)

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“A well-made salad must have a certain uniformity; it should make perfect sense for those ingredients to share a bowl” Yotam Ottolenghi

An Homage to Greek Salad

Gun’s travel log, stardate: August, Greece, Lunch Time (GMT +3)

An homage to Greek Salad

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Tomatoes, onions and cheese
Who could ever survive without these
A feast good enough for peasants
Maybe even some pheasants
But especially for the tourists
From a far away land
Sufficiently and well nourished
Everything going as planned
Enjoying the feast worthy of Gods
Who could ever beat these odds

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Gun’s Travel Log: Greece – Rhodes Island 12 (TBT)

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“Don’t just eat McDonald’s, get something a bit better. Eat a salad. That’s what fashion is. It’s something that is a bit better” Vivienne Westwood

Greek Salad

Gun’s travel log, stardate: August, Greece, Lunch Time (GMT +3)

Greek salad 
(Greek: χωριάτικη σαλάτα [xorˈjatiki saˈlata] “rustic salad” or θερινή σαλάτα [θeriˈni saˈlata] “summer salad”) is a salad in Greek cuisine.

Greek salad is made with pieces of tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, onion, feta cheese, and olives (usually Kalamata olives), typically seasoned with salt and oregano, and dressed with olive oil. Common additions include green bell pepper slices or berries of capers (especially in the Dodecanese islands).

After returning to the hotel, it is time for lunch. Order placed to room service and soon enough, the salad, bread and drinks appear on the doorstep.

Enjoying the traditional Greek Salad, with actual Feta cheese made of goat milk, fresh and juicy tomatoes, onions and bell pepper and let’s not forget the olives! Spread on some virgin olive oil and voila, you are enjoying a feast good enough for the gods!

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Gun’s Travel Log: Greece – Rhodes Island 11 (TBT)

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“Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued” Socrates

Afternoons by the Pool

Gun’s travel log, stardate: This week, in Greece, Afternoons (GMT +3)

After lunch time, it was time to enjoy the warmth of the sun and cool off in the pool.

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Swimming
All thoughts dimming
Relaxing
Nothing perplexing
Mind
Finally at rest
Unwind
Is the best
Turquoise
Filling the view
Disguise
All feelings of blue

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Details of Suomenlinna Fortress for World Wide Wednesday: Thirteen

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“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

Hero

What better
Resting place
For the town hero
Than this
Gorgeous space

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Details of Suomenlinna Fortress for World Wide Wednesday: Twelve

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Details of Suomenlinna Fortress for World Wide Wednesday

“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

Scenic

“Welcome to Suomenlinna!
No, this is not Vienna
Or even Sienna!
What you found,
While looking around
Is this little fortress
On this island gorgeous
Near the Helsinki city
So get busy
Enjoy our style
And stay a while!”

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Details of Suomenlinna Fortress for World Wide Wednesday: Eleven

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“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line
And now also,
The Sinker

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Details of Suomenlinna Fortress for World Wide Wednesday: Ten

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“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

Closed for Season

“We are closed
For the season
Thank you and
Come again”

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Details of Suomenlinna Fortress for World Wide Wednesday: Nine

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“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

Watch Hole

Watching for the enemy
But keeping an even closer eye
On the frenemy

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Details of Suomenlinna Fortress for World Wide Wednesday: Eight

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“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

Anchors Aweigh!

“Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh.
Farewell to college joys, we sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay.
Through our last night on shore, drink to the foam,
Until we meet once more. Here’s wishing you a happy voyage home”

Traditional navy song

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Details of Suomenlinna Fortress for World Wide Wednesday: Seven

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“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

Industrial

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An industrial building
Perfect,
Without the gilding
Solid rock
The only one
Of its kind
In this block

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