Dinner on the Patio in Athens
Because it is so dry, there are a lot of open air restaurants in Athens. This one had a patio awning covering most of the area, because the weather had been wetter than usual. On this evening, though, it was Read More …
Author: Louise
The Plaka, Athens
The Plaka is a historic neighbourhood that sits at the bottom of the Acropolis. The streets are narrow and buildings low, mostly constructed in the nineteenth century. It’s a combination of residential and commercial occupation. As we wandered through the Read More …
Evening in Athens
It was now almost 9:00 o’clock, but our Cunard liaison had told us on the way in to town that Athenians usually ate later in the evening, after dark, because of the heat during the day. (Not a problem Read More …
April Activities and Site Content
I have two new projects in development during April. One is a novella that links my novel Fighting Fate to a project set in the late Roman era. The other is a Regency romance that is the first in an Read More …
March Goals and Successes
Goals: Pretender’s Games • Finalize the page proofs for the print edition • Organize the e-book conversion • Create the cover Cruise into History • Continuing the set up and background materials • Organizing and posting favourite photos • Researching Read More …
We’re In Athens. Now What?
We reached downtown Athens in the dark, somewhere around eight o’clock on Wednesday night. We were staying at a hotel called the Grande Bretagne, a lovely, but expensive, hostelry. It is located on the edge of the Plaka, or old Read More …