Tag: Athens
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Hydra, Poros, and Aegina
Near the end of our Greek adventure we sailed the Aegean Sea! The same waters of where Jason and the Argonauts when in search of the Golden Fleece and Theseus sailed to fight the Minotaur in Crete. For us, we were visiting the islands of Hydra, Poros, and Aegina. I have circled them in red…
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The Swiss Family Carlson Explore Ancient Greek History
E, our oldest, is very into Roman and Greek history. He is so into it that his grandparents bought him a children’s edition of The Odyssey when he was 8. He has read every book in the Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus series. About 50 times! (Two awesome series by Rick Riordan. I…
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The Swiss Family Carlson Seeks the Future in Delphi
Everyone has heard of the Oracle of Delphi; the mysterious omniscient woman who sat on a three-legged stool above the smoking and rotting ruins of a dead snake and spouted cryptic fortunes and prophesies that came to her from Apollo. The fame and promise of all-knowing-ness has prompted others to adopt her name for their…
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The Swiss Family Carlson Shop and Eat Their Way Through Athens
Our last few months here are all about leaping at opportunities that living in Europe affords us. Getting to Greece with minimal fuss for a full 7 days over the kids’ ample spring break definitely qualified as an opportunity. So we leaped at it. Athens reeks of history. As you walk down the street you…
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The Swiss Family Carlson Climbs the Acropolis
We are in Athens, Greece! It’s another place I thought I’d never get to see. And apparently my iPhone never thought I’d get there either because every time I put in a search for “Restaurants in Athens” I get barbecue places in Georgia. The place I HAD, HAD, HAD to go was the Acropolis and…
Mindy Carlson 