Auf Wiedersehen, Greece! Back to Munich… 🇩🇪✈️

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Knossos. Unfortunately it’s pretty hard to separate out what is actual archaeology from the deluded, fanciful “reconstruction” of the British guy who excavated it, but it was still fascinating to see the ruins of a civilisation we know so little about.

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I’ve never been to a restaurant that had an entire separate menu just of olive oils! Thanks to @peskesi for a wonderful evening of local food served with generosity and pride. (And though he was initially skeptical of the dessert, it was delicious!)

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A food tour of Crete! We visited the Cretan Dragon olive grove and dragonfruit farm, where we learned about Cretan agriculture and tasted some produce. Then we went to @titakiswines, where Andrea led us on a tour of the vineyard and a tasting of wine and raki. We finished with a lovely lunch. Perfect day! 🍷🫒🥗☀️

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A sunset walk on the breakwater of Heraklion… 🌅 🌊

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Current whereabouts – somewhere over the Mediterranean… ✈️❤️

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Kristine Howard shared a link.

• https://www.fairwork.gov.au/ending-employment/redundancy

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Rooftop pool with a view in Heraklion, Crete. 😎☀️ That island was once a giant lizard that Zeus turned to stone with a lightning bolt!⚡️🐊

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Happy birthday Pants Head!! Love, Panten

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Happy birthday, little brother! ❤️

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We have eaten well every day in Greece. Tonight was Cretan craft beer, salad with dried figs and local cheese, pork souvlaki, and a dip made of split peas. I’m also loving this tradition of restaurants giving us raki (distilled grape spirit) to finish off the meal!

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The wonders of ancient Athens! We visited Hadrian’s Library and then headed to the Agora, the center of public life. We checked out the reconstructed Stoa of Attalos, which is now a museum. Then we hiked over to the Temple of Hephaestus, one of the most well-preserved temples. After a fortifying lunch with dolmades, moussaka, and broad beans, we headed to the Acropolis Museum to see beautiful statues and carvings. (Well, the ones the British didn’t steal, anyway…) Then it was time to climb the hill!

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The Acropolis! We entered via the South entrance near the museum to avoid the crowds. I was particularly excited to see the Theatre of Dionysus. 🎭 As we finally neared the top, the sky began to look ominous. It made for some very dramatic shots of the architecture! I felt incredibly fortunate to get to see one of the greatest achievements of mankind. And then, of course, the heavens opened and we (along with everybody else) got soaked. 🌧️😂 Ah well…

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😡 One way to look at it is our train broke down and we had to pay €100 in wasted tickets and taxi fare to get to the airport.

😎But another way to look at it is we only paid €100 for a 160kmph/100mph joyride down the Autobahn! 🏎️💨

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Made it! Time to visit a brand new country for both of us… 🇬🇷 ✈️

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Athens! The Parthenon! I have now eaten the Platonic ideal (literally) of tzatziki. Still drooling. Had some fun Greek craft beers too. ❤️🇬🇷

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I had a wonderful time today catching up with old friends and new at the AWS Community Day DACH. @hoegertn even made me a special plaque as an honorary member of the Förderverein (Booster Club), which was awarded onstage by @osterjour! 😭❤️🇩🇪 Great job to all the organisers, volunteers, and speakers at the event today.

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A rather grey, cold, and rainy day in Munich. We decided to check out the inside of Nymphenburg Palace to see where our pal Ludwig II was born. Then we had a very hearty and warming lunch at the palace cafe. We were delighted to pick up a copy of Miroslav Šašek’s book “München” with its charming 60’s illustrations of Bavaria! ❤️

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It’s 8:15am; we’ve been travelling for 24hrs; and the Biergarten in Munich Airport is having their birthday party. We can’t check into the hotel for hours, so…. Weisswurst Frühstück!🍻🇩🇪❤️ #wilkommen #muenchen

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We missed you, München. ❤️ It feels so strange to think it’s been almost two years since we lived here. It feels like a dream of a different life. We took advantage of the sun and tried to stave off some of the jet lag with a jaunt through the Altstadt, Viktualien Markt, Englischer Garten, and then along the Isar. (Wow, it’s really high from all the recent rain!)

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Fangen wir an! Heading back to Deutschland for a visit. ❤️✈️🇩🇪

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