"My Grecian Odyssey" Athens by Arial_27
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During my last year of high school, I was lucky to visit Greece, a country I've always dreamed of going to. A teacher from my school organized this trip for any students who were interested in going for 12 days in March. My friends and I here in the picture all signed up. Some of the main places we visited were Athens, Hydra, Rhodes, Mykonos, Delphi, Aegina, Poros, and Mycenae.
I became very fond of Greece and it's culture. I especially love Greek folk dancing, the food, the language, and of course the history!
There was something about Hydra that I loved! Maybe it was the circular form of buildings surrounding the harbour, or the view of mountains and hills behind the town area. Somehow I just loved how peaceful and lively it was at the same time, I felt very at ease there and had a great time. Besides Mykonos, I think Hydra would be my favourite Greek island. We went on two cruises in Greece: One of them was a one day cruise which took us to the islands of Poros, Hydra and Aegina.
The second one was a three day excursion with Royal Olympic Cruises that went to Mykonos, Rhodes, Patmos and Kusadasi, Turkey.
I'll be putting my information about these cruises in my Athens pages at some point.
- Pros:the history, monuments, food, folk dancing, mountains, nice weather, orange trees,
- Cons:Athens is a little run down, and prices have gone up a little recently
- In a nutshell:A truly enriching, facinating place to visit.
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In my opinion, there weren't many other things to do in Athens besides the Acropolis, Acint Agorra, Plaka district and a... more travel advice
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There are a few things to keep in mind when passing through the Plaka district. One of them is that the shop and... more travel advice
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The Plaka District in Athens is the oldest part of the city. The streets are narrow, and to the north they take you to... more travel advice
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Nice page on Athens.Thanks for the information and all the pictures.
Thank you! I like how you made the prounounciations easy.
Am a Greek who happened to read your comments and felt that you really enjoyed your time in Greece. And your "warning or dangers" tips are not offensive at all just description of what is happening which I agree with. That's impressive! Se euxaristw
Hi, pretty good Athens page. Great tips! Greetings for Germany, Brian
I added some of your tips to my travel guide for Athens which I am putting together the hopes of actually getting there.
Xronia Polla! Wishing you a happy birthday today! I went to Greece for Easter and can report that Olympics items are still available for half price. I bought an "Athens 2004" umbrella and a "Hellas" hat.
interesting page, lots of good comments and "Warnings Or Dangers" tips
great tips, I hope to put them to use in a few weeks.
congratulations, you have nice page and pics! regards!!
Wonderful page about Greece.