Archive for June, 2009
Cheese, pastry and Mousakka are sufficient motivators to visit Athens!
Where does one begin to introduce Athens – a city which birthed democracy itself, that continued to shape European history and philosophy for centuries after its decline, and most importantly, continues to even today host some of the best Moussaka ever (one day I will make a shrine to this ::More
Posted in Athens by Greece Travel Blog
Searching for solitude in Santorini – Finding in Naxos the friendliest people ever
Oia is a beautifully restored village dramatically perched on a steep cliff – an image that graces the covers of most Greek Island guidebooks. En route to Oia, we got to enjoy the Santorini countryside. Santorini is a volcanic island and thus most of the sand is black or red. These colours ::More
Posted in Naxos, Santorini by Greece Travel Blog
The food was great, the weather brilliant, the Greek island tours an inspiration and the scenery awesome
My wife and I are having drinks in a patio bar perched on a ledge of a still-active volcano on the Greek island of Santorini. It’s a spectacular 300-metre drop to the royal blue lagoon below us. Hard to imagine that buried beneath that same lagoon lurks the still-throbbing heart of a killer ::More
Posted in Athens, Santorini by Greece Travel Blog
Meadowdale students in search of an amazing look into the ancient wonders of Greece
Finally, that day has arrived. This morning six students from Meadowdale High School, two alumni and one teacher boarded a plane to Athens, Greece. “We’re about to embark on the educational trip of a lifetime,” said photography teacher Jill Van Berkom, who is going on the trip. “The ::More
Posted in Greece, Greece Abroad by Greece Travel Blog
New Acropolis Museum: It just conquered our hearts!
I have to admit- the new Acropolis Museum completely alters the fading antique landscape in the center of the Greek capital. I travel a lot and I enjoy visiting different museums, but one can rarely see such an elegant place as is Bernard Tschumi’s piece of art. Its architecture- minimalistic, ::More
