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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. To be updated

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By Waiki s on walkabout
October 8th 2006

Acropolis now!

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

Yasu from Greece!

Hi everyone! We know that you have been waiting to see our next blog so here it is...enjoy! The riot police heard we were coming to Athens and they were ready for us! They wouldnt even let us down the road so that we could see the Acropolis! Little do they know that we are smart people and we just went on the bus a different way!!! Seeing the Acropolis and theatre of Dionysis was as amazing as we had imagined and hoped it to be. It is a great feeling to be amongst buildings that we have been looking at [View Full Entry]

By leahinitaly
October 6th 2006

and so it comes to an end

Europe » Greece » Thessaly » Meteora

me and the Acropolis!

We are leaving Greece. Our boat has departed. Leaving anywhere always makes me pensive, but Greece is different. I have learned so much, yet, there is so much more that I could know. Athens was wonderful. That last day was full of so much. We went to the Acropolis. Wow, a whole lot of stairs. Really the Parthenon is the main temple, and I have to admire all of the sciences, thoughts, etc… that go into it. However, I found that “The Old Temple” pulled to me more. The professors were lecturing how it was lost in the way of [View Full Entry]

By DeefromNZ
October 6th 2006

Temple of Poseidon

Europe » Greece » Attica » Cape Sounion

Temple of Poseidon

On my last full day in Greece the options of how best to spend the few remaining hours were many and varied. Eventually I decided that I wanted to go down to Cape Sounion, 70kms south of Athens to see the Temple of Poseidon, built in 444 BC. I also thought it would be nice to pack up a picnic lunch, especially given that Christos said he didn’t understand what a Kiwi picnic was. Communicating in English with Christos…..of course the only way I was able to…. was a source of constant amusement for me. I would blabber away and after [View Full Entry]

By carrieandkyle
October 5th 2006

Donkeys + stairs = certain death

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Santorini

view of the port as we left Athens

We began our trip to Santorini by leaving Olympia at 7am on the train. Our train took us from Olympia to Corinth then we transferred to a train to Athens. This ended up taking about six hours in total. We then went out to the docks at Piraeus to buy ferry tickets to Santorini. Our ferry was to leave at 5:30pm and we could board at four. So we hung out for a couple of hours and waited to board. I must admit the idea of taking the ferry scared me quite a bit at first (they are so unnaturally large) [View Full Entry]

this is a donkey -- I hope you could figure that out on your own

By Reillyboy
October 4th 2006

Going a bit crazy waiting to get off this ship....

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

So, Again, it's been a while since i've had a chance to update this blog, but I can assure you, i'm alive and well and well travelled at this point. So, where to begin. We've been doing the usual route, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Italy again...you know...it actually gets a bit boring, I can't believe I say things like...'what, we're in Livorno(Pisa/Florence) again...weren't we just here...I wish it could be Rhodes or somewhere with a beach...' This is what it's like to be spoiled when travelling too many times to the same ports over and over again. I'm getting quite excited [View Full Entry]

By carrieandkyle
October 3rd 2006

Olympia

Europe » Greece » Pelopennese

View from hotel in Olympia

The bus ride from Nafplio to Olympia was one of the most incredible and scary experiences of my life - I highly recommend it. We went from Nafplio to Tripoli and then transferred to a bus that we thought was going to take us directly to Olympia. Throughout the whole of the trip we saw some spectacular scenery. We wound our way up and down mountains on narrow roads where one side of us would be sheer cliffs going up and the other side would be drops going several hundred feet down with little clearance for the bus. We saw amazing [View Full Entry]

By tardree
October 3rd 2006

Three Men and a Lady in the Greek Islands

Europe » Greece » South Aegean

Santorini Sunset
Great friends, amazing wine, incredible view... What more could you ask for?

Annette: Like Christopher, I have been delegated to write about our Greek Odyssey with the boys. Everybody who’s anybody knows that Greece has always been like the Holy Grail to me. Finally, with Ed, Matt and Paul in tow we set out on this journey of self discovery! After a semi teary goodbye to Christopher, we set out for the train ride to Luton airport which was pretty uneventful. That all changed when we arrived and our Easyjet flight had been replaced with Air Finland. The plane looked like something left over from WWII, with broken seats and threadbare carpet! Not [View Full Entry]

By DeefromNZ
October 3rd 2006

Still alive

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

Hi all, Yes it is me, I am alive and kicking and now having fun in Athens. I will write more later.......I have so much to say.......but no time at present. Dee [View Full Entry]

By cam2yogi
October 3rd 2006

Midnight In Thessaloniki

Europe » Greece » Central Macedonia » Thessaloniki

Plateia Eleftherias

It’s past midnight, but noises of an unremitting spark in Life resound as if it were day. Yellow lights flitter on the sidewalks’ canopies streaming through to the concrete and decorative garlands strung over the traffic reach into infinity like a cosmic journey. The lines of ornamental lights pull at the city’s futuristic lever of style, traveling light-years beyond time. As Greece’s second city and home to a voluminous crowd of university students, Thessaloniki sleeps solely at the rise of dawn; it lives like a thumping jackhammer the remaining hours. The citize [View Full Entry]

By DeefromNZ
October 2nd 2006

Colours of Santorini

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Santorini

Window in Oia

Thanks for your comments Suzanne. Did you recieve the last couple of emails I sent to you? Thought you may also like these photos. The art work for sale, especially in Oia is amazing. [View Full Entry]

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