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No Fantail Guppies here...  
   

No Fantail Guppies here...

These stone "fish tanks" were probably built by the Minoans in order to attract or keep murex.
Week 2: Sunsets, Islands and the Karate Kid

June 14th 2009
This week started off rather slowly. Monday and Tuesday featured me sitting at the center checking my email 4,000 times, reading up on the world news, and doing some research in the library here at INSTAP. I shouldn't complain really, since I've had time to catch up on some work. Then, I spent my evenings making friends with a local taverna owner named Manoles and by default practicing my Greek ... read more
Europe » Greece » Crete

Greek Flag 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 Worl... ... read more
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