Greece
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Best Views of Athens and the Acropolis
More Details: Best Views of Athens and the AcropolisAthens‘ Acropolis hill is well-known around the world as the home of the iconic Parthenon, a very unique architectural gem. However, sitting on the Acropolis has one small downside: you don’t get to see it whole. Enter, stage northeast, Lycabettus Hill. Located sort of north of Syntagama Square, its base is surrounded by a residential…
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What to Do in a Quick Visit to Athens
More Details: What to Do in a Quick Visit to AthensWho has not learned about Athens and ancient Greece in school? Who has not wanted to see the famous Parthenon in person? I have left writing about Athens for last, no particular reason. I guess if it has been there a couple of millenia without me writing about it, what’s a couple more weeks, right? …
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Sights and Pleasures in Mykonos
More Details: Sights and Pleasures in MykonosMykonos is known for many things in a wide range of mild-to-wild. The sights and pleasures range accordingly. But Mykonos is more than the headlines. The views and food are phenomenal as are the beaches. I enjoy a few days of this paradise coming straight from Atlanta via JFK and Athens… After landing in Athens,…
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The Main Events in Greece – Or Why I Went to Greece in the First Place!
More Details: The Main Events in Greece – Or Why I Went to Greece in the First Place!I got to Athens early on a sunny day’s morning. (Is it ever not a sunny day in Greece, I wonder??) Because that evening I was attending a wedding reception in Kapandriti, way outside of Athens to the north (I think), I did not go to Athens proper but instead to the town/suburb of Kifissia,…
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And to Greece I Went – Choosing a Greek Isle
More Details: And to Greece I Went – Choosing a Greek IsleThree months ago, I head no idea I would be coming to Greece in September. A friend was getting married to a Greek-American and one night having dinner with them, they told me there would be a second event in Greece itself after the wedding in Atlanta; the key was when they said they would…