Greece - The First Democracy
Greece Ελλάδα When I think of Greece - I think of sunshine, blue water, windmills and white buildings with blue domed roofs. But of course it is so much more. Lindsay never really wanted to come to Greece because he said it is full of old rocks, what most people would call ruins. And he's sick of rocks, along with churches, waterfalls and anything he has seen more than a dozen times, unless of course they are bears or any of the big cats. And yes, there are a lot of ruins and a lot of history here and I couldn't come to Greece without exploring some of its history. We went to Athens, Olympia, Delphi and Meteora on the mainland. Then two islands: Mykonos and Santorini. Athens Αθήνα Athína Working out what places to visit in Athens was made easy by buying the combination tickets that gave us access to a number of sites and sights. It covered the Acropolis, the Roman Agora, The Library of Hadrian, The Olympieion, Ancient Agora, Kerameikos and the Lykeion of...