Greece in Pictures





In the Acropolis Museum

Just kidding. It’s the top of a column.








(Presidential Guard)





Temple of Hephaestus (on the left); Stoa of Attalos (on the right).




















With the Acropolis in the background.





















The Palace at Knossos



Artur Evans surmised this was an amphitheater. But it sure looks like a road.

The Palace at Knossos





A week on Crete felt like this.
Greece is the birthplace of democracy, the site of the first-ever Olympic games, and a place where you can stumble across ancient ruins around quite literally every corner. We only spent a few days in Athens, but we saw a lot of history. The rest of our time was spent on the island of Crete, relaxing for a little while before we started our whirlwind tour of central Europe. Here's a bit of what we saw.
Read our posts about Greece.

Tom Fassbender is a writer of things with a strong adventurous streak. He also drinks coffee.




