The Blue Waters of the Aegean Sea
October 6, 2008 by Jon Rochetti
Filed under Home & Living
Location: The coast of the Aegean Sea
Destination: The island of Santorini
Country: Greece
Year Taken: 2000
Photographer: Jon Rochetti
Blog: The DC Traveler
Some of the most spectacular views in the Greek Islands are of blue waters of the Aegean Sea are seen from the island of Santorini, a popular summer vacation spot.
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A 1960s era Motorcycle in Greece
August 26, 2008 by Jon Rochetti
Filed under Home & Living
Location: In an alley off Caldara Road in Oia
Destination: Santorini
Country: Greece
Year Taken: 2000
Photographer: Jon Rochetti
Blog: The DC Traveler
This old Honda (a C-100, I believe) motorcycle was spotted parked against a wall outside my hotel. You could tell it was a daily commuter and dated back to the late 1960s.
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The Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee
August 11, 2008 by Jon Rochetti
Filed under Home & Living
Location: Centennial Park
Destination: Downtown Nashville, Tennessee
Country: United States
Year Taken: 2008
Photographer: Sam Crowell
This full-scale replica of the famous Parthenon in Athens, Greece is a major landmark in Nashville, Tennessee, and serves as the city’s art museum. Inside the building is a 42 foot tall statue of helmeted Athena (the virgin).
Built for Tennessee Centennial Exposition in 1897 out of brick, wood and plaster, it was rebuild out of concrete in the 1920s.
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Greek Columns in Athens, Greece
August 5, 2008 by Jon Rochetti
Filed under Home & Living
Location: Near the Arch of Hadrian
Destination: Athens
Country: Greece
Year Taken: 2000
Photographer: Jon Rochetti
Blog: The DC Traveler
Built in the 2nd century A.D., the Arch of Hadrian and other Greek building and statures were erected in a large square in Athens, in honor of the Roman emperor Hadrian.
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