Phrases from Brochures/Guides

Nestor's Palace?

Yes, Lydia, well done. Keep going with the "where in Greece!!!!"

-----, near the western tip of ------, has an appropriately end of the line feel; the bay here is guarded both by an ------- castle and the long island of --------, which protects the place somewhat from the prevailing winds.

Sigri. Lesvos, Ottoman and Nissiopi (although the last one doesn't fit in the space.)

Yes - well done.

We seem to be in tune, Lydia. Will find one later.

Like ---------, ---------- has an immediately seductive appearance, it's ------- streets and --------- houses straddling a ---- hillside overlooking the ------- -----.

Stemnitsa, Dhimitsna, cobbled, tottering, twin, Losios river.

Cheated I'm afraid - Google!

Oh, excellent, Lydia. Very well done, knew you'd get there even if you did cheat!!

What about this?

North of ----- --------, the swankier hotels are strung out along the coast road, with upmarket restaurants, discos and cocktail bars scattered between them. -------. a resort on a more acceptable scale, is about 8km out along this road.

Ayios Nikolaos and Elounda.

You're too good at this! Yes.

--------, only 2.4 km south of -----, is a mountainous, arid ------ speckled with fertile -------.

Kalymnos, Leros,island, valleys.

Googled again I'm afraid.

Right again. Is no-one else playing?

------, as a locally published guide once memorably proclaimed 'is immense for those who know how to wander in space and time'; lesser mortals get around on foot or by bus, if not a scooter............the signle bus offers surprising reliable service between -----, ----, ------, and ------.

Yes folks - c'mon!

O.K.!

Patmos, Skala, Hora, Kambos and Grikou

Yup. That's the one.

Here's an easy one

......... lies in a wide and wooded valley, alone and very peaceful in the north-east of the ........... off the road from ........ to the ....... ....

Easy eh? It is mainland or island?

Mainland

I thought you would get this one Lydia! I got the phrase from an oldish book (1960s), but I don't think the description can have changed much since it was written.

Oh dear. I'm really good at missing obvious questions - as Stoupaduck has noticed more than once!

Presumably it's an ancient site - I thought maybe Bassai, but it doesn't fit the number of dots. Is it 'north east of the Peloponnese'?

Lydia wrote:Oh dear. I'm really good at missing obvious questions - as Stoupaduck has noticed more than once!

Once more unto the breach.......

Epidavros, Peloponnese, Nafplion, Saronic Gulf?

Hmm - you're probanly right. I think my brain's gone funny. Somehow, I read north-east as north-west. Getting old, clearly!