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The Storage Jars  
   

The Storage Jars

These were used to store mostly wine and olive oil
Our Greek Odyssey -- Crete

June 17th 2009
We had ‘compulsory reading’ of John Keats’ poem ‘Isabella’ a.k.a ‘A Pot of Basil’ in college. When young girls and boys go to the college in India, generally speaking, they are facing co-education for the first time because before that, they have been strictly segregated. Perhaps, they start having romantic thoughts about the opposite sex. Our college authorities had come up with ... read more
Europe » Greece » Crete » Knossos

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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