"The home of the Gods" Markandstacy's photos around Athens, Greece (going from metoera to bari)

Preview of Markandstacy's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Athens, Greece Entry Title: "The home of the Gods..." Entry: "Travelling Greece is venturing into History itself. From the ancient past to the present, civilization has evolved upon the fertile lands of the Aegean coast. Minoans, Mycaeneans, Ionians, Dorians, Macedonians... Ancient Hellenic City states and kingdoms have colored so much of ancient history with their powerful military and commercial prowess and domination. Thus to know anything of Medicine, Philosophy, Politics, Architecture, or Science is to know something of Greece. Greece is a place where 3000 year old ruins co-exist with bustling modern cities and towns. It is the home to a beautiful people with a proud culture and strong identity rooted in their rich past and unique cultural traditions. A people who are ever happy to share their deep,sincere hospitality with the rest of the world as honoured guests in this cradle of Western Civilization... It began with a marathon ferry journey from the Croatian island of Korcula to Greece that took 2 full days and nights. An overnight ferry from Korcula to Bari, Italy; a day in Bari; and then another overnight from Bari to Igoumenitsa that found us half asleep and wandering a new city and country at 4:00 am! As seasoned ferry veterans by this time, we did manage to find a semi ...