Background: Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between royalist supporters of the king and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece was able to join NATO in 1952. A military dictatorship, which in 1967 suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country, lasted seven years. The 1974 democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. Greece joined the European Community or EC in 1981 (which became the EU in 1992); it became the 12th member of the euro zone in 2001.
June 24th 2008Europe » Greece » Central Greece » Delphi Tour busses of the size found here in Greece
are NOT meant to wend through ancient streets meant for
horse and carriages
and Peugeots
so we rented a car (a Peugeot)
and made our way from from ... [full story]
June 18th 2008Europe » Greece » Central Greece » Delphi This entry will be condensed because we have to get on our mopeds for dinner. Today we toured famous monestaries in the mountains. What else would a nice Jewish family do on a Bat Mitzvah trip. Enj ... 14 photos[full story]
June 15th 2008Europe » Greece » Central Greece » Delphi With the weather in northern Greece not so good today (better tomorrow and for the next 5 days) we decided to stay in Delphi and do some walking. Perched on top of a mountain overlooking Delphi was ... 5 photos[full story]
June 14th 2008Europe » Greece » Central Greece » Delphi The ride to Delphi
Gone are European highways, instead what counts in Greece as main roads. Bends, hairpins, pot holes and vehicles going too fast, oh and as the afternoon went on an increasingly ... 6 photos[full story]
June 7th 2008Europe » Greece » Central Greece » Delphi Well I have to say, that despite the previous day's pessimism regarding certain ruins, I have become a changed man. The ruins were quite impressive and in remarkably good shape.
But before Jan get ... [full story]
June 7th 2008Europe » Greece » Central Greece » Delphi Well I have to say, that despite the previous day's pessimism regarding certain ruins, I have become a changed man. The ruins were quite impressive and in remarkably good shape.
But before Jan get ... [full story]
June 6th 2008Europe » Greece » Central Greece » Delphi Last night we got two new roommates, a dad and his daughter were hostelling from Greece to Italy and finally to Slovenia. At first it was nice to room with them because the dad had paid for air condi ... [full story]
May 29th 2008Europe » Greece » Central Greece » Delphi Once again it was difficult to travel back in time to appreciate the site with so many people around, both us and the other tourists. My anticipation was that it would still feel like a holy site but ... [full story]
June 4th 2008Europe » Greece » Central Greece » Delphi The natural beauty of the Sanctuary of Apollo is obvious and the location provides a commanding view of the surrounding area. I imagine one of the reasons I like modern Delphi so much is because of i ... [full story]
April 13th 2008Europe » Greece » Central Greece » Delphi The time had come for us to start making our way up to other parts of Greece. The only difficulty was deciding where next, because there were so many great destinations. After lots of thought, we set ... 28 photos[full story]
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