Blisstree » Greece http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:31:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Blue Waters of the Aegean Sea http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-blue-waters-of-the-aegean-sea-662/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-blue-waters-of-the-aegean-sea-662/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:17:00 +0000 Jon Rochetti http://www.travelphotodaily.com/the-blue-waters-of-the-aegean-sea/ Post from: Blisstree

The Blue Waters of the Aegean Sea

]]>   Greek Church overlooking the Aegean Seathe on Santorini in Greece

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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The Blue Waters of the Aegean Sea

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-blue-waters-of-the-aegean-sea-662/feed/ 1 A 1960s era Motorcycle in Greece http://www.blisstree.com/articles/a-1960s-era-motorcycle-in-greece-662/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/a-1960s-era-motorcycle-in-greece-662/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:03:00 +0000 Jon Rochetti http://www.travelphotodaily.com/a-1960s-era-motorcycle-in-greece/ Post from: Blisstree

A 1960s era Motorcycle in Greece

]]>  Old Motorcycle on an island in Greece

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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A 1960s era Motorcycle in Greece

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/a-1960s-era-motorcycle-in-greece-662/feed/ 0 The Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-parthenon-in-nashville-tennessee-662/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-parthenon-in-nashville-tennessee-662/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:30:00 +0000 Jon Rochetti http://www.travelphotodaily.com/the-parthenon-in-nashville-tennessee/ Post from: Blisstree

The Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee

]]>  Replica of the famous Parthenon in Athens, Greece in Nashville, Tennessee

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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The Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee

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Greek Columns in Athens, Greece

]]>   Greek Arches at the site of the Arch of Hadrian in Athens, Greece

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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Greek Columns in Athens, Greece

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