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Joseph catches the unique rhythm of the Greek Islands.
There’s plenty of ancient history and beautiful scenic bays to explore on the Greek Islands, but the real life of the voyage is the opportunity to pull the small cruise ship right up to the docks and discover the heart and soul of the Greek isles and the people who inhabit them. Joseph catches the unique rhythm of each island on Travelscope’s own Grecian odyssey.
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There’s plenty of ancient history and beautiful scenic bays to explore on the Greek Islands, but the real life of the voyage is the opportunity to pull the small cruise ship right up to the docks and discover the heart and soul of the Greek isles and the people who inhabit them. Joseph catches the unique rhythm of each island on Travelscope’s own Grecian odyssey.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY FRIENDS OF NCI] >> WELCOME TO "TRAVELSCOPE" WITH JOSEPH ROSENDO.
WHERE EACH WEEK YOU JOIN US AS WE ACCEPT THE WORLD'S INVITATION TO VISIT.
>> YAHOO!
TODAY ON "TRAVELSCOPE," I EMBARK ON AN ODYSSEY THROUGH THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE GREEK ISLES.
IN SEARCH OF ANCIENT TREASURES AND CULTURAL ADVENTURES.
>> "TRAVELSCOPE" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY... DK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES.
DK CITY, COUNTRY, AND DRIVING GUIDES FEATURE EVOCATIVE PHOTOS, 3-D MAPPING AND ILLUSTRATIONS FOR KEY SITES AND TRAVEL ITINERARIES.
DK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES--THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU.
AND ROSETTA STONE.
CHANGING THE WAY THE WORLD LEARNS LANGUAGES.
>> MY GREEK ISLAND ADVENTURE BEGINS IN ATHENS, THE CITY WITH THE 6,000-YEAR OLD HISTORY THAT IS STILL ALIVE AND WELL TODAY.
FROM THE PARTHENON IN ZEUS' TEMPLE TO THE TREASURES OF THE NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM, ATHENS IS RICH WITH THE RELICS OF ANCIENT GREECE YET FOR THOUSANDS OF TRAVELERS A YEAR, IT IS ALSO THEIR POINT OF DEPARTURE ON A MODERN DAY ODYSSEY.
I'M ABOUT TO SET SAIL ON MY VOYAGE ABOARD VARIETY CRUISES "HARMONY V." LET'S GET GOING.
MY VARIETY CRUISE JOURNEY WILL TAKE ME AND 48 OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE LAP OF LUXURY FROM ATHENS, A CITY OF 5 MILLION PEOPLE, MORE THAN HALF THE POPULATION OF GREECE, TO 8 PORTS OF CALL, 3 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES, AND 6 ISLANDS AND ISLETS WITH POPULATIONS THAT RANGE FROM MORE THAN 600,000 TO LESS THAN A DOZEN.
A BON VOYAGE INDEED.
MYKONOS IS CONSIDERED THE MOST COSMOPOLITAN GREEK ISLAND.
IT'S INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN FOR THE SHOPS, CAFES, AND CLUBS THAT LINE THE STREETS OF CHORA, ITS CAPITAL.
DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO DELOS, THE SPIRITUAL AND COMMERCIAL HEART OF THE ANCIENT WORLD, MYKONOS HAS BEEN FAMOUS FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
>> SO WE BEGIN OUR ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS HERE ON THE ISLAND OF DELOS.
DELOS HAS BEEN A SACRED ISLAND SINCE AT LEAST 1000 B.C.
>> DELOS IS AN IMPORTANT ISLAND FOR THE GREEKS, OF COURSE, BUT FOR ALL OF CIVILIZATION, WHY IS THAT?
>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BIRTHPLACE OF TWO GODS.
>> TWO GODS?
>> AND THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE IN GREECE BIRTHPLACE OF TWO GODS, AND THIS ADDS TO THE SANCTITY OF THIS PLACE.
>> SO THERE'S THE TWIN GODS OF APOLLO... >> AND ARTEMIS.
>> AND IF HE'S THE GOD OF THE SUN, ARTEMIS IS... >> GODDESS OF MOONLIGHT.
>> AND SO WHAT'S HERE FOR THE VISITOR?
WHAT ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF YOUR VISIT HERE?
>> WE'RE HERE TO SEE ACTUALLY THE WHOLE EXAMPLE OF AN ANCIENT GREEK CITY NARRATING A STORY FULL OF MONEY AND GLAMOUR.
AND NOBODY COULD POSSIBLY IMAGINE THAT AN ARID PIECE OF ROCK LIKE THIS WOULD BECOME A RELIGIOUS AND A COMMERCIAL CENTER OF GREAT RADIANCE FOR CENTURIES.
>> NOW, WHY WAS THAT?
WAS IT BECAUSE OF THIS LOCATION, THE AEGEAN?
>> ONE OF THE MAJOR THEMES, YES, BECAUSE OF ITS VERY STRATEGIC POSITION IN THE HEART OF THE AEGEAN SEA.
>> IS THAT MYKONOS?
>> THAT'S MYKONOS.
WE'RE JUST 3.5 MILES FROM THERE.
TO THE NORTH WE HAVE TINOS.
A LITTLE BIT FURTHER YOU HAVE SYROS, THE CAPITAL OF THE PREFECTURE OF THE CYCLADES.
>> MM-HMM.
THIS IS WHERE YOU GET A REAL SENSE OF WHAT THE CYCLADIC ISLANDS ARE ABOUT, 'CAUSE IT'S A BIG CIRCLE OF ISLANDS AROUND [BOTH] >> THE ISLAND OF DELOS.
YES.
>> NOW, I KNOW THAT DURING THE TIME THAT ATHENS HAD CONTROL OF THIS, THEY DECREEDED NO ONE COULD LIVE OR DIE ON THE ISLAND.
>> EXACTLY.
BECAUSE A PLAGUE, A DISEASE HIT ATHENS IN THE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
THE ATHENIANS CONSIDERED THAT THAT WAS THE ANGER OF GOD APOLLO SENT TO THEM, SO THEY DECIDED TO PURIFY HIS BIRTHPLACE BY IMPOSING A VERY STRANGE LAW THAT PROHIBITED BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND BURIALS OF HUMANS ON THIS ISLAND.
>> FROM DELOS, ONE OF THE LARGEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARKS IN THE WORLD, WE RETREAT TO THE MAZE-LIKE PEDESTRIAN STREETS OF MYKONOS.
>> THIS IS WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT MYKONOS.
THIS LITTLE ALLEYWAY, THE SMALL, NARROW PASSAGEWAYS.
>> SO ALL THESE BUILDINGS ALL TO YOUR RIGHT, ACTUALLY WERE THE PIRATES' HOUSES >> PIRATES' HOUSES?
>> YEAH, THEY USED TO DOCK THEIR SMALL, MANEUVERABLE SHIPS UNDER THEIR BALCONIES AND TAKE ALL THE LOOT ON THE BALCONY AND THEN COME OUT FROM THIS SIDE OF THE HOUSE AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED.
>> ARE YOU SAYING ALL THESE JEWELRY SELLERS ARE PIRATES?
[CHUCKLING] >> COULD BE.
>> YOU'RE NOT SAYING THAT, ARE YOU?
WHEN IN GREECE LAST YEAR, MY WIFE AND PRODUCER JULIE, TOOK A TUMBLE, BROKE HER ELBOW AND SPRAINED HER ANKLE.
THAT DIDN'T STOP US.
AFTER FINISHING OUR CAPPUCCINOS IN LITTLE VENICE, WE HEADED OUT OF TOWN TO DISCOVER THE REST OF THE ISLAND.
THE NICE THING ABOUT MYKONOS IS THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE VISITOR.
THERE'S CERTAINLY THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF DELOS, WHICH IS VERY CLOSE BY.
AND MORE THAN 32 BEACHES AND ALL THE WATER ACTIVITIES THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT.
INTERESTING ARCHITECTURE, FABULOUS NIGHTLIFE, AND THOUGH MOST OF THE PEOPLE MAKE THEIR LIVING FROM TOURISM, THERE ARE STILL PLACES ON THE ISLAND WHERE YOU CAN GET AWAY FROM ALL THAT.
I LOVE THIS LITTLE TOWN.
I WAS HERE ONCE BEFORE AND IT IS SO DIFFERENT THAN THE MOOD DOWN IN THE HEART OF MYKONOS.
>> IT'S THE VILLAGE OF ANO MERA SITUATED UP ON THE HILLS.
A LITTLE VILLAGE OF ABOUT A THOUSAND OF PEOPLE LIVING OVER HERE.
>> IT'S NOT VERY TOURISTY, BUT THERE ARE SOME REALLY NICE RESTAURANTS.
THIS IS THE LITTLE RESTAURANT I ATE AT LAST TIME, HAD A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE WITH THE PEOPLE.
THEY EVEN GAVE US A BOTTLE OF WINE TO TAKE BACK HOME.
THIS IS MARINA.
SHE'S THE OWNER.
LAST YEAR SHE WAS--OH, I REMEMBER THIS.
SIT DOWN.
SIT DOWN.
YOGURT WITH... >> IS CARROTS.
>> CARROTS.
DINNER HERE IS WONDERFUL.
YOU WERE TELLING ME WHAT NICE THING ABOUT A HOTEL LIKE THIS THAT HAS VERY LOCAL INGREDIENTS.
>> THE MYKONOS CUISINE IS AMAZING.
>> IS THIS MADE FROM GOAT?
>> IT IS MADE FOR THE [ILLEGIBLE] >> YES, MIX THE MILK FROM GOAT AND COW.
>> EVEN IN A TOURISTY PLACE LIKE MYKONOS, YOU CAN FIND THE SPOTS WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A REALLY AUTHENTIC, GENUINE EXPERIENCE WITH PEOPLE.
>> I KNOW.
THE GREEKS ALWAYS TEND TO TREAT PEOPLE THAT THEY LIKE, IN ORDER TO SHOW HOW HOSTEABLE WE ARE.
>> WELL, THIS IS WONDERFUL.
IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
WISH I HAD TIME TO STAY FOR DINNER, BUT NEXT TIME.
AS THE SUN SETS, LOCALS AND TOURISTS GATHER AT THE ISLAND'S LANDMARK WINDMILLS AS A PRECURSOR TO SAMPLING THE FAMOUS NIGHTLIFE OF MYKONOS.
WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR IS NIGHTLIFE.
>> NIGHTLIFE.
IT'S TOO EARLY.
>> IT'S TOO EARLY FOR NIGHTLIFE.
>> OFTEN PEOPLE DON'T START UNTIL-- >> AFTER 2 O'CLOCK?
ARE YOU KIDDING?
>> NO!
>> AFTER 2 O'CLOCK?
>> YOU ARE IN MYKONOS HERE.
>> WHAT KIND OF NIGHTLIFE IS THIS HERE?
>> WHAT KIND OF NIGHTLIFE-- >> JUST PEOPLE DANCING?
>> YEAH.
>> OK. >> REGULAR STUFF.
>> ALL NIGHT?
ALL NIGHT?
>> ALL NIGHT AND ALL DAY.
>> HA HA HA!
WOW... HEY, HEY!
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> HEY, VERY NICE!
>> GOOD!
GOOD!
>> CHEERS!
WHERE YOU COME FROM?
>> CALIFORNIA IN UNITED STATES.
>> CALIFORNIA?
UNITED STATES?
>> YEAH.
>> FROM BULGARIA.
>> YOU'RE FROM BULGARIA?
THIS IS A VERY BUSY SQUARE WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE.
RESTAURANTS ARE FULL.
>> FULL.
YEAH.
BECAUSE EATING VERY NICE.
>> VERY NICE.
>> AND THE DRINK, OUZO.
>> OUZO.
OOH OOH.
BE CAREFUL.
BE CAREFUL THERE.
>> WHY?
BECAUSE THIS YUCK.
>> HA HA HA!
WE'RE LOOKING FOR NIGHT LIFE.
IS IT TOO EARLY FOR NIGHT LIFE?
>> IN ABOUT AN HOUR.
>> ABOUT AN HOUR.
THERE IS A LOT OF NIGHT LIFE HERE IN MYKONOS, BUT IT'S ALREADY WELL, AFTER 10:30.
IT'S GETTING WAY LATE FOR US AND WE HAVE A BIG DAY TOMORROW, SO... [SPEAKING GREEK] GOOD NIGHT.
EARLY TO BED.
EARLY TO RISE.
IN TIME FOR A SHIP PORT BREAKFAST AND A DIP IN THE AEGEAN DURING ONE OF "HARMONY V's" MANY SWIM STOPS.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION] >> HOW WAS THE WATER?
>> IT WAS REFRESHING, I THINK IS THE RIGHT WORD, BUT IT WAS GOOD ONCE YOU GOT IN.
>> THAT'S VERY DIPLOMATIC.
>> AND IT'S CRYSTAL CLEAR.
SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> AND THE GUY SAID IT WAS.
>> YEAH, IT'S LOVELY.
>> I'M WITH CAPTAIN DIAMANDIS, AND WE'RE UP HERE ON THE BRIDGE, ON THE "HARMONY V." THIS IS THE CONTROL CENTER FOR EVERYTHING.
>> YES.
AND WE HAVE ALL THE MODERN MEANS OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION.
YOU NAME IT AND YOU WILL FIND IT.
>> DID YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE A CAPTAIN OF A VESSEL?
>> YES.
THE DREAM OF--HA HA-- OF MY CHILDHOOD.
GREEKS ARE SEA FAIRY PEOPLE SINCE MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.
>> SEEING ALL THE DIFFERENT ISLANDS, DO YOU HAVE YOUR FAVORITES?
>> ONE OF THE MOST FAVORITE SPOTS FOR ME IS SANTORINI.
>> UH-HUH.
>> THIS IS A LOVELY COUNTRY, AND WE HAVE ALMOST 5,500 ISLANDS.
>> NOW, IF I WANT TO REALLY GET TO KNOW THE GREEK ISLANDS, I'M GONNA HAVE TO COME BACK, UH-HUH?
>> JUST IF I TELL YOU, IT'S ALMOST 30 YEARS THAT I'M DOING THIS JOB.
MAYBE EVEN FOR ME THERE ARE SOME SPOTS THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN.
>> SO, CAPTAIN, YOU HAVE TWO THINGS TO BE INVOLVED WITH-- YOU HAVE THE SHIP WHICH YOU HAVE TO MANAGE AND MAKE SURE IT RUNS PROPERLY, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE THE PASSENGERS.
>> WE HAVE 49 PASSENGERS, SO YOU UNDERSTAND THE MOST IMPORTANT AND THE MOST DIFFICULT.
BUT WE'RE HANDLING IT.
>> WELL, CAPTAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GUIDING US THROUGH THE ISLANDS ON THIS WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.
[SPEAKING GREEK] >> [SPEAKING GREEK] IT WAS A PLEASURE.
>> CERTAINLY THE MOST DRAMATIC OF THE ISLANDS THAT WE'LL BE VISITING IN OUR CRUISE IS SANTORINI.
PEOPLE HAVE LIVED IN THIS ISLAND SINCE 3000 B.C.
THEN AT AROUND 1650 B.C., THERE WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY VOLCANIC ERUPTION HERE THAT SANK THE HEART OF THE ISLAND, CREATED THIS 11-KILOMETER WIDE CALDERA, AND AFFECTED CIVILIZATIONS ALL OVER THE AEGEAN.
THE SETTING ALONE GUARANTEES THAT THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR GREEK ISLANDS.
SANTORINI'S POPULARITY IS EVIDENT BY THE MEGA CRUISE SHIPS THAT ARE DOCKED HERE JUST BELOW THE MAIN TOWN OF FIRA.
NOW, THE NICE THING ABOUT BEING ON A SMALL CRUISE SHIP LIKE OURS IS THAT THESE MEGA CRUISE SHIPS WILL BE GONE BEFORE SUNSET.
ON THE OTHER HAND, WE'RE GONNA BE HERE 'TIL MIDNIGHT, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO ENJOY SUNSET FROM OIA, ONE OF THE SMALL TOWNS HERE ON SANTORINI.
THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO SCALE THE ANCIENT CALDERA'S 1.200-FOOT FACE TO THE MAIN TOWN OF FIRA.
FIRST, YOU CAN HIKE THE 588 STEPS FOLLOWING ONE OF THE FRIENDLY AND FRAGRANT MULES, WHICH IS ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE THE CLIMB.
OR YOU CAN GRAB THE CABLE CAR, WHICH IS FAST AND COMFORTABLE.
SO, AMALIA, WHAT DOES THE CRUISE DIRECTOR DO?
>> ON A SMALL BOAT LIKE THIS, IT'S COORDINATING EVERYBODY'S LIVELY EXCURSION, BESIDES GIVING INFORMATION ON THE PLACE, ON THE ISLANDS, SO FINDING GUIDES.
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY BE MOM, DAD, SISTER, FRIEND, PSYCHOLOGIST, ANYTHING.
>> HA HA!
YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT ON YOUR CARD.
WHILE MOST PEOPLE STAY IN FIRA, YOUR PATH SHOULD LEAD TO OIA, EVEN IF THIS 1.200-KILOMETER PATH THAT GOES RIGHT ALONG THE CALDERA.
>> OIA IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SETTLEMENTS IN SANTORINI AND PROBABLY THE MOST PICTURESQUE IN THE WORLD.
I CALL IT THE BALCONY OF THE AEGEAN.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE NORMALLY LIVE HERE?
>> LIKE, 300, 400.
>> THESE ARE ACTUALLY SHOPS THAT HAVE BEEN CONVERTED FROM CAVE DWELLERS, EH?
>> FROM HOUSES FROM CAVE HOUSES.
EXACTLY.
YOU PUT IT REALLY WELL.
>> LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL CHURCH.
>> THAT'S AN ORTHODOX CHURCH.
IT'S LIKE THE CENTER OF THE LITTLE TOWN.
>> WELL, WE CAN JUST BID ADIEU TO ALL THE BIG CRUISE SHIPS AND THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE LEAVING BEFORE SUNSET.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> LET'S GO FIND A PLACE FOR US TO WATCH THE SUNSET.
>> WE DO HAVE TO.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
THIS IS THE PLACE?
IS OUR TABLE HERE?
>> YES.
RIGHT HERE.
>> WHAT A GREAT SPOT.
[SPEAKING GREEK] >> NOW I'M HAVING A CAFE FRAPPE ON THE LARGEST AND SOUTHERNMOST OF THE GREEK ISLES--CRETE.
A RELATIVE NEW ADDITION TO MODERN DAY GREECE.
HAVING WON ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM 200 YEARS OF TURKISH RULE IN 1898, IT JOINED MODERN DAY GREECE IN 1913.
NOW, IF THE HARBOR HERE AT RETHYMNO IN THE NORTHERN COAST OF CRETE LOOKS A BIT LIKE SITTING ALONG A CANAL IN VENICE, ITALY IT'S BECAUSE THE VENETIANS WERE HERE FOR 300 YEARS AS WELL.
THE TOWN IN ARCHITECTURE AND STYLE STILL REFLECTS ITS VENETIAN AND TURKISH PAST.
FROM RETHYMNO I HEAD INTO THE HILLS TO THE TOWN OF MARGARITAS, WHICH IS NOTED FOR ITS POTTERY.
GEORGIE, HERE IN THIS VILLAGE THE POTTERY MADE FROM THIS VILLAGE WAS FOR PEOPLE TO USE?
>> THEY PRODUCE CERAMICS FOR EVERYDAY USE.
>> EVERYDAY USE.
>> SOME OF THE FORMS HAVE ALREADY DISAPPEARED.
THEY DON'T PRODUCE IT ANYMORE.
>> OK. >> FOR EXAMPLE, THIS PITHOI IS FOR HONEY.
AROUND THE RIM THEY USED TO LEAVE ALWAYS WATER, BECAUSE OF THE ANTS.
THEY TRY TO GET IN THE HONEY, IT CANNOT PASS, AND THEY COME BACK.
>> OK, BEAUTIFUL.
SO WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE?
>> THE WATERING CAN--I CALL IT WATERING CAN, BUT THE IDEA COMES FROM HELLENISTIC SPIRIT AND THEY USE IT FOR CEREMONIES.
300 YEARS BEFORE CHRIST.
IF WE PUT IN THE WATER FOR A FEW SECONDS, THE POT FILLS FROM THE BOTTOM.
WE TAKE THE WATER, WE LIFT THE FINGER, AND THE WATER FALLS.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
HOW DID YOU LEARN ABOUT THESE?
>> FROM BOOKS AND FROM-- >> FROM BOOKS?
AND YOU RECREATED IT FROM THAT?
THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WERE DONE HERE IN THIS TOWN?
CAN YOU CREATE SOMETHING ACTUALLY?
>> YES, YES.
DIRECTLY.
>> LET'S GO OVER TO THE WORKSHOP.
SO, GEORGE, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA MAKE?
>> I WILL MAKE A SMALL HONEY POT, OK?
>> GOOD.
LET'S GO.
THIS IS A LOT BETTER NOW THAT ELECTRICITY IS HERE IN MARGARITAS.
>> YES.
YES.
>> IT CAME IN 1969.
>> BEFORE THEN, MY FATHER USED ALWAYS A KICKING WHEEL.
HE CANNOT USE THIS WHEEL TODAY.
HE NEVER USED AN ELECTRIC WHEEL.
THIS CLAY IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AT THE RETAILING SHOP TODAY TO BUY IT.
IF YOU WANT TO USE IT, YOU HAVE TO GO AND DIG IT AND PRODUCE IT YOURSELF.
>> GEORGE, IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF WORK.
WAS IT JUST STILL FUN?
>> YEAH, I LIKE IT VERY MUCH.
>> I THOUGHT SO BECAUSE I SAW YOU HAVE THESE LITTLE ITEMS OVER HERE.
AND, UH, ANYBODY WHO'D CREATE THIS MUCH KNOWS HOW TO HAVE FUN.
>> TRY IT.
[SOUND OF BIRD CHIRPING] [SPEAKING GREEK] >> IN CRETE, ANOTHER MEDIUM FOR THE CREATION OF FINE ART IS FOOD.
WELL, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE MARKETS, SO HERE IN CRETE AND THE MOUNTAIN VILLAGES, THE MARKET COMES TO YOU.
IS THIS THE NATIONAL DISH OF GREECE?
>> YES.
>> YES, DEFINITELY.
THIS IS VERY CONVENIENT FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS.
YOU COME RIGHT TO THEM.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE MARKET.
>> IT'S BETTER.
>> SO IT'S CHEAPER, IT'S BETTER, AND IT'S LOCAL GROWN RIGHT HERE IN THE REGION.
>> AND [SPEAKING GREEK] >> AND [SPEAKING GREEK] EXACTLY.
[SPEAKING GREEK] >> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> WHILE A TRAVELING MARKET IS SPECIAL, IMAGINE THE PLEASURE OF BEING INVITED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S COURTYARD TO SAMPLE HIS WINE GRAPES GROWING OVER OUR HEADS.
OH!
WOW.
THIS IS GREECE.
ABUNDANCE.
>> HA HA HA.
LOOK AT THIS.
SO.. [SPEAKING GREEK] THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SHOW INTEREST IN PEOPLE AND THEY WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THEIR HOSPITALITY.
OH, MY GOSH!
NO!
I WANTED TO INVITE THEM TO HAVE A DRINK WITH US AND NO, IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.
THEY'RE INVITING US TO HAVE A DRINK WITH THEM.
WOW.
NOW, WHAT IS THIS?
>> YOU KNOW, THIS IS RAKI AND RAKI IS FROM THESE GRAPES.
>> WHAT DO WE SAY?
>> [SPEAKING GREEK] >> IN CRETE, TOO?
>> [SPEAKING GREEK] >> [SPEAKING GREEK] IN CRETE.
CRETE.
GONE!
OH, MY GOD!
>> JUST ONE TIME.
>> HE HAD AN EMPTY GLASS.
>> JUST ONE TIME.
>> ONE TIME.
>> AHH...OOH!
OOH!
>> HA HA HA!
>> WELL, WE WERE COMING TO LUNCH AT ANOTHER RESTAURANT, AND THIS GENTLEMAN, HIS BEAUTIFUL HOUSE WITH HIS GRAPES, AND HE HAS A RESTAURANT NEARBY AND WE ENDED UP HERE.
>> IS ONE.
>> ONE LEG.
THE OTHER LEG.
ONE FOR THE ARM.
HA HA.
>> ONE.
>> ONE FOR EACH EYE.
ONE FOR EACH ARMS.
OH, BOY.
>> AND ONE GLASS... >> ONE GLASS.
>> FOR ON THE... >> ONLY TO WASH. WATER'S ONLY TO WASH.
I UNDERSTAND FAIRLY QUITE WELL.
SINCE IT SEEMS THERE IS NO END OF RAKI OR GRECIAN HOSPITALITY, AMALIA AND I HEAD TO CHEF KOSTIS' RESTAURANT FOR A LIGHT GREEK LUNCH.
>> HERE'S THE... >> AHH... >> THIS LOOKS LIKE GRAPE LEAVES.
>> THIS IS TZATZIKI.
>> TZATZIKI.
>> BRAVISIMO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> AND THIS IS APAKIA.
>> APAKIA?
>> APAKIA.
AND IT'S SMOKED PORK.
>> AMALIA, WHEN IS IT GOING TO STOP?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> THIS IS GREEN VEGETABLES.
>> GREEN VEGETABLES.
HOW ARE WE DOING IT, HUH?
>> WE'RE DOING TOO MUCH.
>> 18 COURSES INTO THIS MEAL.
>> THIS IS STIFADO PORK.
>> PORK?
MORE PORK.
MOUSSAKA.
>> CAN'T HAVE A GREEK TABLE WITHOUT MOUSSAKA.
>> ...STUFFED WITH... >> TOMATOES, PEPPERS WITH RICE.
>> AND FRENCH FRIES.
>> AND FRENCH FRIES.
>> OH...
CHEF KOSTIS, [SPEAKING GREEK] OH, MY GOD.
>> BON APPETIT.
>> LOOK AT THIS.
THIS COURSE WE HAVE A TYPICAL LAMB CHOP.
YOU CAN'T EAT IN GREECE WITHOUT LAMB.
>> NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
[SPEAKING GREEK] >> WHAT A WONDERFUL, A WONDERFUL MEAL.
OOH!
>> BON APPETIT.
>> BON APPETIT.
>> THERE ARE 8 STOPS ON "HARMONY V's" CLASSIC GREECE CRUISE, AND EACH ONE IS DIFFERENT FROM THE LAST.
ON KYTHIRA, CALLED THE GREEN ISLAND BECAUSE OF ITS SMALL STREAMS AND SPRINGS, I RENT A CAR TO EXPLORE ITS COLORFUL VILLAGES.
SURPRISING WATERFALLS, HIDDEN COVES, AND FINE BEACHES.
ON THE OTHER HAND, MONEMVASIA, THE GIBRALTAR OF GREECE, IS MORE CONNECTED TO ITS PAST.
FOUNDED BY THE BYZANTINES IN THE 6TH CENTURY, IT HAS SEEN MANY CONQUERORS.
ONCE THE HOME OF THOUSANDS, TODAY IT HAS LESS THAN A DOZEN RESIDENTS.
YET WHILE THE UPPER TOWN LIES IN RUINS, THE LOWER TOWN PERSISTS AND PROSPERS WITH ITS RESTAURANTS, CAFES, AND SHOPS.
MONEMVASIA MEANS "SINGLE ENTRANCE."
AND AS IF PROTECTED BY ITS SOLE PORTAL TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD, THE TOWN CONTINUES TO REVEL IN ITS CULTURAL HISTORY.
EACH PASSENGER IS ON THEIR OWN JOURNEY.
AT THE CAPTAIN'S DINNER, THEY SHARE THEIR DISCOVERIES.
>> SO INTIMATE WITH THE SMALL TOWNS AND SMALL PORTS AND SEEING THE BIG TOURIST PLACES, BUT ALSO ALL THESE LITTLE PORTS AND SMALL ISLANDS HAS BEEN FANTASTIC.
>> WE'VE MET INTERESTING PEOPLE.
GREAT SIGHTS.
THE HISTORY IS SO RICH.
JUST A WONDERFUL THING.
>> THEY ENJOY IT MORE HERE THAN IN THE BIG SHIPS, BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE FAMILY.
>> WHAT ARE YOUR HIGHLIGHTS?
>> THE FOOD IS OUTSTANDING.
I MEAN, IT'S...I'D ALMOST SAY THE BEST PART.
>> IT WAS THE DAY AT THE BEACH.
>> THE DAY AT THE BEACH.
>> I LIKED MYKONOS.
>> YOU LIKED MYKONOS.
>> UH, THE WINDMILLS.
>> IN GREECE THEY SAY "IJIASAS."
SO, SALUD.
>> SALUD.
>> AND CHEERS.
YOU HAVE TO SPEAK MANY LANGUAGES ON THIS CREW.
>> IN SPITE OF ALL THE WONDERS I WITNESSED, THE MOST ANTICIPATED STOP ON MY CRUISE IS KEA, A LITTLE-KNOWN GEM THAT JULIE AND I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.
WE MADE FRIENDS THERE LAST YEAR, AND TONIGHT WE'RE HEADED FOR A REUNION.
SOMEBODY'S IN THE KITCHEN.
[SPEAKING GREEK] >> HELLO!
OH, WELCOME!
>> HEY, NICE TO SEE YOU.
HOW WONDERFUL!
>> WELCOME, GUYS.
IS THAT ARM?
HOW IS IT GOING?
>> THEY CAME.
>> THIS IS YOUR FATHER?
>> YES.
>> YOU DO REMEMBER... >> WOW, LOOK AT THIS WONDERFUL FEAST.
>> WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT PIZZAS COMING FROM AN ITALIAN MAESTRA.
>> GRAZIE.
GRAZIE.
>> I THINK HE IS SPECIALIST.
>> HE'S SPECIALIST.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE HERE?
>> THIS IS PORK WITH POTATOES IN THE OVEN.
THIS IS ANCHOVY.
>> LOOK AT THIS.
>> PLEASE, TASTE IT.
PLEASE.
>> MADE WITH OLIVE OIL, VINEGAR, GARLIC, AND SALT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
[SPEAKING GREEK] >> MMM... >> WHAT IS SPAGHETTI FOR THE ITALIANS IS MOUSSAKA FOR THE GREEKS.
YOU PUT THE FRIED POTATOES THEN THE EGGPLANTS, THEN THE MINCED MEAT, THE BOLD MINCED MEAT, AND AT THE TOP IS THE BECHAMEL SAUCE.
>> TELL ME, ELENI, IS THIS TOO MUCH FOOD IN GREECE?
>> NO.
>> NO?
>> FOR STARTERS, YES.
>> FOR STARTERS?
THIS IS JUST FOR STARTERS.
>> YOU CAN START WITH THAT... >> THEN WE'LL HAVE MORE.
>> SOME GRILLED MEAT MAYBE.
>> I WAS HAVING LUNCH WITH ELENI AT THE FAMOUS TAVERNA OF CHRISTOFOROS AT PISSES BAY AND JOSEPH WITH JULIE ARRIVED.
THERE WAS NO ONE WORKING THE PLACE SPEAK IN ENGLISH, SO I WAS CALLED TO DO THE TRANSLATION BETWEEN JOSEPH AND THE WAITER.
>> THE WAITER.
>> THEY WERE ASKING FOR RED WINE.
SHE WAS UNDERSTANDING RED BEEF.
IT'S OK.
IT'S OK. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> WE WERE SITTING BACK TO BACK.
"HELLO.
HELLO.
WHAT IS THAT?"
I SAID, "FRIED CALAMARI."
AFTER 5 MINUTES, "SORRY, WHAT IS THAT?"
BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE VITALS, YOU KNOW, OF SEARCHING AND DISCOVERING AND STUFF.
SO AFTER THE FIFTH QUESTION, I SAID TO THEM, "SORRY.
THIS IS "NOT WORKING.
SORRY.
PLEASE, "TAKE YOUR BEAUTIFUL SELVES AND "PUT THEM ON OUR TABLE, AND YOU "WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT CALAMARI "IS, WHAT COD IS, AND WHAT OUZO IS."
>> YES!
>> THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT AT THE SAME NIGHT I HAVE ORGANIZED THE MEAL WITH LUCIANO, BASSO, AND ALL OF THE GUYS HERE, YOU KNOW.
SO I INVITED THEM TO MY HOUSE AND IT IS AN HONOR FOR THEM, THAT THEY OF COURSE THEY ACCEPTED.
THEY CAME CARRYING THEIR WINE AND THEIR GIFTS.
>> IT WAS GREAT.
IT WAS GREAT.
>> AND FINALLY WE HAD A WONDERFUL... >> A WONDERFUL EVENING.
>> YEAH.
>> BUT YOU KNOW, WHICH WAS SO GOOD FOR US BECAUSE IT WAS SO MUCH THE SPIRIT OF GREECE, SO IJIASA.
>> IJIASA.
>> YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT COMING TO A PARTY HERE IN GREECE, A COUNTRY THAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED TO ME AS A COUNTRY THAT INCLUDES THE WHOLE WORLD, THIS IS A MULTI-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE WITH GREEKS HERE, OF COURSE, BUT THERE'S ITALIANS HERE, THERE ARE ALBANIANS HERE, THERE ARE GREEK-ITALIANS, AND THEN THERE'S US, THE AMERICANS WHO ARE ALSO MULTI-CULTURAL CUBAN, GERMAN, SWISS, DUTCH, YOU KNOW--WHEN WE HAVE THIS KIND OF EXPERIENCE IN A COUNTRY, OUR MULTI-CULTURALISM BECOMES EVEN FULLER, SO, ALL I CAN SAY TO YOU IS, IJIASAS.
CHEERS.
[SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] >> EFHARISTO.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME ON MY GREEK CRUISE ADVENTURE.
WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK OF CLASSICAL GREECE, THEY'RE OFTEN REFERRING TO PLACES WHERE ANCIENT RUINS TELL A STORY OF TIMES LONG PAST.
THE GRANDEUR THAT WAS GREECE.
YET WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT IS CLASSIC ABOUT GREECE, I THINK OF PEOPLE.
I REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS IN KEA, THE CHEF IN CRETE, OUR HOSTESS AT THE TAVERNA IN MYKONOS.
BECAUSE WHAT THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON IS A GENUINE DESIRE TO SHARE THEIR LIFE WITH YOU.
THAT IS NO SMALL THING, BECAUSE IN GREECE, ONCE YOU MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM STRANGER TO FRIEND, THERE IS NO GOING BACK.
SO, WHILE BUILDINGS MAY CRUMBLE AND COLUMNS FALL, THE GRANDEUR THAT IS GREECE LIVES ON, BECAUSE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE PEOPLE.
AND THERE IT CAN NEVER DIE.
UNTIL NEXT TIME, THIS IS JOSEPH ROSENDO, REMINDING YOU OF THE WORDS OF MARK TWAIN: "TRAVEL IS "FATAL TO PREJUDICE, BIGOTRY, AND NARROW MINDEDNESS."
[SPEAKING GREEK] HAPPY TRAVEL.
>> "TRAVELSCOPE" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY... DK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES.
DK CITY, COUNTRY, AND DRIVING GUIDES FEATURE EVOCATIVE PHOTOS, 3-D MAPPING AND ILLUSTRATIONS FOR KEY SITES AND TRAVEL ITINERARIES.
DK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES--THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU.
AND ROSETTA STONE.
CHANGING THE WAY THE WORLD LEARNS LANGUAGES.
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>> NOW THAT WE'VE CRUISED THE GREEK ISLES TOGETHER, LEARN MORE AT TRAVELSCOPE.NET, WHERE YOU CAN FOLLOW MY ADVENTURES THROUGH MY E-MAGAZINE, BLOG AND PODCASTS.
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[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY FRIENDS OF NCI] >> THEY SAY BEWARE OF GREEKS BEARING GIFTS.
I ASSURE YOU THERE'S NOTHING TO FEAR.
EFHARISTO.
EFHARISTO.
>> BYE!
>> BYE!
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