A Sea-Side Meal Near Athens
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| Very fresh fish. |
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| We had Greek salads a number of times, and were impressed by the freshness of the vegetables. Unlike the American-Greek restaurant version, they usually did not have any lettuce. |
Winery Lunch Near the Port
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| On the way from Athens to the ship, we had lunch at a winery. We were greeted with a glass of wine and some appetizers. |
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| Buffet lunch. |
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| We enjoyed the company of the group of people we had been traveling with, and we continued be friends throughout the voyage. |
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| We heard an interesting lecture while walking through the winery. |
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| The vines surrounding the winery, which also obtains some grapes from other sources. |
Restaurants in Turkey
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| Vegetables and salad at our outdoor meal in Turkey. |
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| We had only a drink while walking around here, but I liked the look of this waterfront restaurant and its cool mural of food and wine. |
A Few of the Meals on the Orion
Breakfasts
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| Breakfast buffet. A special dish such as pancakes or French toast was available at another counter. |
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| Flaky pastries were tiny and delicious. |
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| Local jams at breakfast |
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| Set up to make the breakfast special. |
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| Eggs Benedict were the custom-cooked special one day. I love poached eggs and English muffins! |
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| I selected fruit with yogurt and some broiled tomatoes to go with the Eggs Benedict. Lunches were also served on the deck as a buffet. |
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| Kumquats were always on the buffet at breakfast. |
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| The tables for breakfast and lunch were on the deck from which we enjoyed watching the sea. |
Dinners on the Ship
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| Lamb chops. |
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| Appetizer: scallops on shells. Everyone had the same scallops, but the shells were all different. |
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| Octopus dinner entree. |
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| Fish dinner. |
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| Dinner was usually in the more formal indoor dining room, but on one evening there was a buffet with roasted suckling pig. |
Desserts
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| Cheeses and pastries from some of the shops in town were served after dinner on the last evening. |
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| The ship’s baklava was quite nice: not as super-sweet as some versions of this pastry. |
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| This must be an Orion special, as I had a photo of the same dessert on our previous Orion voyage in Polynesia in 2019! |
A Cooking Lesson in Athens
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| After our visit to the Acropolis, we headed for a pleasant restaurant in a park, where the chef gave us a cooking lesson. Unfortunately, it wasn’t very informative, as all the interesting parts of the preparation were already done. For example, the stuffing for the vegetables was pre-made. We did get to know our fellow travelers while we were cooking, though. |
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