A most useful tool for travelers: Greece — Sit back and enjoy the ride

Planning to visit Greece? Just want to escape from your armchair and see the picturesque villages of Chalkidiki, the beauty of the White Tower and Thessaloniki’s waterfront, the new Acropolis museum, the majestic view from Fira in Santorini?  Now all that is just one click away with Greecevirtual.gr.

Greecevirtual.gr is a user-friendly website designed to guide you around a wide variety of locations in Greece, letting you get the feel of the place you would like to visit through its high quality panoramic photos. As mentioned on the site:

Eagerly Awaiting Bailout

The Truth about Greece

Prometheus Bound: The titan who stole fire from Zeus to give to mankind is punished. Ring a bell? (painting by Elsie Russell)

Comment by MySatelite: «My name is Dimitris and I come from Greece». This is the opening of a message in a bottle, a cry not for help but for empathy and awakening written by someone called Dimitris, your average, Greek everyman. This is the situation in Greece put simply. It’s illustrated, straight-forward, short and readily comprehended by a 10-year-old. Ok, it has some grammatical inconsistencies and one or two typos, but nothing that impedes understanding.

For once, let go of your stereotypes, the ones the media have instilled in all of us and read something which actually states facts and a reality Greeks have to face on a daily basis. Read Dimitris’s message below and pass it on, for the sake of our children and yours.

A Modest Proposal

By Stephen Fry
December 19th, 2011

Greece is the Word

I have a modest proposal that might simultaneously celebrate the life of Christopher Hitchens, strengthen Britain’s low stock in Europe and allow us to help a dear friend in terrible trouble.

Perhaps the most beautiful and famous monument in the world is the Doric masterpiece atop the citadel, or Acropolis, of Athens. It is called the Parthenon, the Virgin Temple dedicated to Pallas Athene, the goddess of wisdom who gave the Greek capital its name.

 

Parthenon – west side © A Sampson 2009

Like a Phoenix from its Ashes

Yesterday’s scene in front of Parliament sums it all up. The old clashes with the new as the country is in flames.