Cruise to Greece and Croatia 2009
Greece and Croatia 09
These pictures are from a cruise to Split, Croatia and Korfu, Athens, Mykonos, and Katakolon, Greece. The ship, Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas, left from Venice, Italy on May 31st and returned on June 6th.
Total damage done: 1141 pictures between my mom, my dad, and me.
Notes:
- The original size for the images is 2592x1944, but I have reduced them to 1024x768. If you want one of the full resolution pictures, just contact me.
- You're free to use the pictures however you like, but I would appreciate it if you gave me (or, where indicated, my mom) credit for taking the original photo.
Images
Leaving Venice
[credit: Mom]
Morning in Croatia
An early Christian burial site excavated by Frane Bulić. The site was originally a farm, but was converted after a Christian martyr (Saint Domnius) was buried here.
Bulić was an unusual archaeologist in that he actually incorporated some of the artifacts he discovered into his own home.
In Trogir, Croatia: the Cathedral of St. Lawrence, a Roman Catholic church. The church was built over an incredibly long period of time (about 500 years), and this tower reflects that. Our guide explained to us that the first level is built in the Romanesque style, the second in the Gothic style, and the third in the style of the Romantic era.
Two lions stand outside the church.
Looking down an alley [credit: Mom]
Morning in Korfu, Greece.
Goats being herded down the road... The shepherd was holding his stick out of a minivan, no joke.
The monastery in Paleokastritsa, at the top of a hill.
Kittehs!
Im in ur potz, keepin warm frum ur plantz [credit: Mom]
A statue of Achilles at the Achellion palace, owned by Empress Elizabeth of Austria in the late 19th Century
Our tour guide unintentionally poses with another statue of Achilles. [credit: Mom]
Guess what this is. :)
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, an amphitheater
It was decided that the restorations would not be painted to match the color of the original structures in order to show viewers what is real and what is missing.
The Erechtheion
Replicas of the Caryatids; the original ones are now located in the Acropolis Museum after spending centuries in Britain.
The Panathenaic Stadium, the site of the first modern Olympic Games
The Greek Parliament Building
I don't exactly remember what this building was; I think that our guide called it a judicial building of sorts. Rioters hurled balloons filled with red paint at it (plus rocks through the windows)
A church in Piraeus, the sister city and main port of Athens
When we arrived at Mykonos, we actually took another ferry over to Delos, a primary religious center of Ancient Greece. Both islands were extremely dry.
Our guide explained that the ox was a symbol of great strength and therefore was the greatest form of sacrifice to the gods.
Original mosaic artwork that has survived for millenia (in the house of a wealthy family)
A surprisingly modern sewage system was developed to keep the city clean.
Servants to the wealthy family that owned this house would pour water onto this floor, making this an example of the world's earliest swamp cooler. [credit: Mom]
The famous windmills of Mykonos
Our last stop, Katakolon, a town that is extremely lush and supports the growth of numerous agricultural products; it is also near Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympic Games.
The stadium; notice the lack of seats.
Ancient Greek engineering: using keying to properly orient and place stones on top of each other.
Paeonius's statue of Nike
We had lunch by the water.
Back in Venice
