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From the Galaxidi Maritime Museum website:

Η συλλογή “Αργοναύτες” γραμματοσήμων και σπάνιων ναυτιλιακών εγγράφων του Κωνσταντίνου Ανιτσά, δωρεά από τον συλλέκτη στο Ναυτικό και Ιστορικό Μουσείο Γαλαξειδίου, εγκαινιάστηκε στις 29 Σεπτεμβρίου 2007 και ήδη εκτίθεται σε ειδικά σχεδιασμένες προθήκες στον χώρο του Μουσείου. Πρόκειται για μια από τις σημαντικότερες στο είδος της συλλογές με αποκλειστικό πυρήνα τη θάλασσα και την ιστορία της ναυτιλίας από την αρχαιότητα μέχρι τις μέρες μας.

Translation;

Something happened on the 29th of something 2007. Having cleared that up the museum is small but interesting highlighting Galaxiti’s role as a port since around 3000bc.

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Tourists enjoying the museum.

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When the captain of a ship dies the figurehead of his ship is painted black.

I did hint that the museum might be a bit “dry”.

From Sailing Ships to Spaceships.

“Everything has a natural explanation. The moon is not a god, but a great rock, and the sun a hot rock.”
—Anaxagoras, Greek Philosopher 5th century BC.

“I suppose we shall soon travel by air-vessels, make air instead of sea voyages, and at length find our way to the Moon, in spite of the want of atmosphere.”
— Lord Byron, 1882

“It is complete nonsense to believe flying machines will ever work.”
— Sir Stanley Mosley, 1905

It took until 1957 for the first artificial satellite to be launched by the USSR and until 1969 for Neil Armstrong to walk on the moon.

I suspect the first tourist trips to space will be by a Hellenic travel company who have foolishly left their prototype “tri-axle” space cruiser parked by the side of the road just one kilometre from our hotel. Jen snapped this picture and another of the control panel inside which clearly showed provision for a microwave and souvlaki grill, the technology and equipment are obviously aimed at tourism rather than research.

 

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