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Ancient Greek Theater for Modern Athens

November 21, 2014November 19, 2014 by Kristin Henning

England has Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon, the great theater tradition of the RSC and National Theaters, of John Gielgud and Judi Dench. But of course Shakespeare didn’t invent tragedies or theatrical performances. … Read more

Categories Europe, Greece Tags Athens, theater

Soft Landing at Sofitel Athens Airport Hotel

March 17, 2020November 15, 2014 by Kristin Henning

It’s not often we write more than a couple sentences about hotel accommodations. And it’s rare we stay in an airport hotel. But the Gods conspired in Greece, naturally, and … Read more

Categories Eat Drink Stay, Europe, Greece Tags Athens

Altar Fresco, Great Monastery, Meteora, Greece

November 8, 2014 by Tom Bartel
meteora fresco monastery

Meteora, Greece was once the home of 24 monasteries perched on top of or in caves on the spectacular mountains. The landscapes are amazing in themselves, but perhaps even more … Read more

Categories Europe, Greece, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Meteora

Up in the Air in Meteora, Greece

November 4, 2018November 5, 2014 by Kristin Henning
Meteora Greece

There’s a saying in Greece, “I’m in Meteora.” It means ‘I’m up in the air,’ or ‘I’m in limbo.’ Meteora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in north central Greece, outside … Read more

Categories Eat Drink Stay, Europe, Greece, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Meteora

Mount Olympus in the Clouds, Greece

May 31, 2017November 5, 2014 by Tom Bartel
mount olympus greece

One of the physical characteristics of Mount Olympus that gave rise to the belief that it was the home of the Olympian gods of Greek mythology is that it is … Read more

Categories Europe, Greece, Photo of the Day Tags dailyphoto

Panorama, Meteora, Greece

January 22, 2016October 29, 2014 by Tom Bartel
meteora panorama

It was a foggy cloudy day all day today, and that made it kind of a lousy day to get dramatic photos of the very, shall we say, dramatic landscape … Read more

Categories Europe, Greece, Unesco World Heritage Sites

Temple of Apollo, Delphi, Greece

October 28, 2014 by Tom Bartel
delphi temple of apollo

It’s quite amazing how much of the shrine of Delphi remains, given 2500 years of looting, earthquakes, harsh weather and general indifference. What you can see of the Temple of … Read more

Categories Europe, Greece, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto

A Glimpse of Paros Island, Greece

October 23, 2014 by Kristin Henning
Paros Island Greece

What we have here in Paros are a lot of rocks. Imagination may be required. Paros, one of Greece’s Cyclades Islands, is also one of the closest to Athens, about … Read more

Categories Eat Drink Stay, Europe, Greece Tags archeology, Paros

Musings on the Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece

March 10, 2017October 20, 2014 by Tom Bartel
bust parthenon museum athens

There are some nice pieces of ancient Greek art at the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Unfortunately, most of them are not from the Parthenon. A lot of them have been … Read more

Categories England, Europe, Greece, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Athens

Parthenon Frieze, British Museum

March 10, 2017June 10, 2013 by Tom Bartel
parthenon frieze british museum

There is probably room for debate about whether or not the British should have taken (or should return) all the sculpture from the Parthenon in Athens which they removed in … Read more

Categories England, Europe, Greece, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto
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