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From: Irwell on 14 Jul 2010 22:49 Nearly all the taxi drivers on Santorini are named Adonis, our particluar Adonis who drove us up to Thira had a visage that only a mother could love, but he wAS a really charming man.
From: Runge 124 on 15 Jul 2010 14:03 How fascinating ! Did he use the public toilets ? "Jean O'Boyle" <job1930(a)yahoo.com> a �crit dans le message de groupe de discussion : i1l9er$bpt$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "David Horne" <d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:1jln0x3.1xaq34h1qlk66iN%d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk... >> Jean O'Boyle <job1930(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> In September, we'll be visiting the Greek Isle of Santorini. It is one >>> of >>> our cruise ship stops and our second time there. Last time we took the >>> tram >>> lift up and spent most of the day walking the city of Fira and having >>> lunch >>> and drinks at a restaurant perched on the edge of the cliff with its >>> beautiful panoramic view . This time, schedule permitting, we would like >>> to >>> include a visit to Oia. >>> >>> I was wondering if any one had been there on this group and could tell >>> me if >>> they had taxis from Fira to Oia and the distance between the two cities >>> so >>> that we can see if we can fit it into our schedule. The ship will be >>> docked >>> from 4 pm to 11 pm. >> >> There are taxis and also buses. The most enjoyable way to get there is >> to walk (popular way of doing it to) though you can bus/cab it back. On >> your schedule though, it would seem best to take a taxi upon arrival to >> Oia directly. > > > Thanks, David, > We probably will take a taxi both ways so that we will be able to spend > more time enjoying Oia. Our daughter has not been to either one of the > cities. Taking a taxi both ways might allow us to spend some of the time > between both of the cities. I am sure the walk would be beautiful, > especially going down, but not feasible with the time constraints we are > under. > > By the way, our son is returning from London tonight and from his calls > and e-mails, he really enjoyed his week's stay in London...he especially > liked mingling and talking to the people wherever he went. His five days > there were nice and sunny, but when he returned from his conference in > Roeun, he was met with some rain...but not enough to dampen his spirits > and vacation days there. > > --Jean >
From: Alexander Arnakis on 15 Jul 2010 21:50 On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:19:19 +0200, Magda <pikrodafni(a)gmail.com> wrote: > ... Nearly all the taxi drivers on Santorini are named Adonis, > ... our particluar Adonis who drove us up to Thira had a visage that > ... only a mother could love, but he wAS a really charming man. > >It's Antonis, NOT Adonis. > In Greek, the "nt" combination ("��") is used to express the hard "d" sound, just as the "mp" combination ("��") is used to express the hard "b" sound. That's why there can be confusion as to whether it's "Antonis" or "Adonis."
From: Irwell on 16 Jul 2010 11:56 On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:50:18 -0400, Alexander Arnakis wrote: > In Greek, the "nt" combination ("��") is used to express the hard "d" > sound, just as the "mp" combination ("��") is used to express the hard > "b" sound. That's why there can be confusion as to whether it's > "Antonis" or "Adonis." Thanks for the explanation, he said his name was Adonis, and that there were six other taxi drivers called Adonis on Santorini.
From: Runge 124 on 16 Jul 2010 15:40
mais oui mais oui n'etale pas ta science. "Magda" <pikrodafni(a)gmail.com> a ecrit dans le message de groupe de discussion : av91465l6a3qvnni5mj8o188lfs8h179ho(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:50:18 -0400, in rec.travel.europe, Alexander > Arnakis > <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> arranged some electrons, so they looked like > this: > > ... On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:19:19 +0200, Magda <pikrodafni(a)gmail.com> > ... wrote: > ... > ... > ... Nearly all the taxi drivers on Santorini are named Adonis, > ... > ... our particluar Adonis who drove us up to Thira had a visage that > ... > ... only a mother could love, but he wAS a really charming man. > ... > > ... >It's Antonis, NOT Adonis. > ... > > ... > ... In Greek, the "nt" combination ("��") is used to express the hard "d" > ... sound, just as the "mp" combination ("��") is used to express the hard > ... "b" sound. That's why there can be confusion as to whether it's > ... "Antonis" or "Adonis." > > Milaw Ellinika, sas eyxaristo! > > > ===== > It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does. |