Omg. Why?

 Look at this beautiful Airbnb unit.

It even has motion detector lights so when you get up in the nights you don't have to feel around for light switches.

Love that aspect. In fact, love everything about the unit.

It is flawless. 

The owner is a wonderful person too but best of all, it is in walking distance of  Sultanahmet Square and many exotic places, like the Blue Mosque, museums, hotels, restaurants and also near the grand bazaar.

But there is a garbage problem outside our beautiful home, in the general vicinity of Fatiah, which is where our Airbnb is.

However, the good news is, this is not an Istanbul problem, just a Fatiah problem as we did a hop on hop tour and the rest of the city is pristine.

I am sorry for my Airbnb owner, for with the environment in which his beautiful unit is located, repeat business will be non existent!

Such a pity.

Yes you guessed it. It is in the middle of isranbul. Bu I can't recall seeing a dirtier place in my life!

But guess what. It's in 

Magnificent Mt. Olympus

 It was the thrill of my life😊.

From as far back as I can remember, my father used to read Greek mythology to me, telling me about the Greek gods and how they resided on the peaks of Mt. Olympus,.

 I never dreamt I would actually get to see it much less hike in the area.

The Mt. Olympus range is 25 kms long and the peak some 10,000 ft. Although we only hiked to the top of the Enipea  Canyon through which the river by the same name runs, it was the thrill of my life. 

And it was not at all as cold as I thought it would be. 

Mt. Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece and the 2nd highest in the Balkans 

For this trip, our base was this cute, quaint, laid back little village of  Litochoro at the bottom of the mountain.

The Greek Easter starts May 5th and some households do "spring cleaning " in preparation. Here they are sunning their rugs.

The beauty all around is simply awesome.

Section of Greek Orthodox Church in Litochoro

A small shrine in the mountains 

I can't believe I am at Mt. Olympus 😊

The valley is so deep I was sometimes scared to look down 😲

Sections of Mt. Olympus 

A filter plant for the refreshing spring water

Enipea River

Sections of the town of Litochoro, beneath the magnificent Mt. Olympus

Enipea River runs down into the canyon

Can't get over how fat and well groomed stray animals are in Greece 

Met this mother and daughter from Tanzania. Nice people.

Filling up with spring water for the trek up the mountain.

This trek into the mountains made my trip to Greece the experience of a lifetime.

Thanks Gabby ❤️.