Showing posts with label Athens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Athens. Show all posts
Monday, December 02, 2013

Poem: Sailing To Athens

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By Jack Brummet In a pale grey fog, ghosts Of Helleniki mariners Wheel phantom sloops, prams, dories, Catamarans, dinghies,...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

The Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens

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The Temple of Olympian Zeus - click to enlarge The Temple of Zeus, a/k/a The Olympieion, is a massive ruins in the heart of Athens, a coupl...
Saturday, July 19, 2008

Last day in Athens: The National Archaeological Museum and ruminations of the renaissance of Athens

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You may have noticed already, but one of my favorite modes of ancient art is the relief frieze. This is an excellent example of one, and yet...
Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Aristophenes' Play Plutus at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus

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Odeon of Herodes Atticus, shot from up the hill, on The Acropolis - click to enlarge Tonight, we will go see Aristophane's last play, P...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Athens/Athinai, Hellas: It will hit 40 degrees celsius today (e.g., 104 fahrenheit)

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The Acropolis We are in our first full day in Athens, where it will hit 40 degrees celsius this afternoon (104 fahrenheit), f = 9/5 c + 32 ...

A few random pictures from Greece

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click these to enlarge. A picture we took that turned out colored like a 1960's postcard On the beach at Naxos yesterday before we saile...

Poem: Sailing To Athens

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1. I n a pale grey fog, I see the ghosts Of ancient Helleniki mariners Sailing phantom steamships, sloops, Prams, dories, catamarans, dinghi...