Cristina Nita-Rotaru
Assistant Professor Department of Computer Sciences
Purdue University
Greece
As a kid I liked ancient history very much (I still do :)). This is one of the
reasons why I always wanted to visit Italy and Greece. I was lucky enough to
see them both and I was not dissapointed.
My strongest memory from Greece is the light, extremely bright. The
place that I liked the most was the Temple of Poseidon at Sunion. Lying
on a very yellow and deserted hill, enclosed on three sites by sea, beautiful
blue Mediteranean Sea, it projects its white columns against an unbelivable
clear sky. Beautiful things are sometimes very simple.
I also enjoyed a lot the trip I took to Crete. The only thing that I
had in mind was to see the Minoan Palace at Knossos. However, Iraklion
itself was a nice place, with buildings looking a little bit like
those of the North of Italy, which is quite natural since Crete was a
colony of Republic of Venice for more than 400 years. I got to
Crete by boat which left Pyrues late afternoon and got to Irakion the
next early morning. I saw both the sunset and the sunrise on
the sea in the same amazing trip.
) Temple of Poseidon at Sounion |
) Temple of Poseidon at Sounion |
) Iraklion, church |
) Sunset at Iraklion, The Old Venetian Fortress |
) Iraklion, The Old Venetian Fortress |
) Iraklion, The Old Venetian Fortress |
) Iraklion, The Old Venetian Fortress |
) Sunrise in the Pireus Harbour |
) The Minoan Palace of Knossos |
) The Minoan Palace of Knossos |
) The Minoan Palace of Knossos |
) The Minoan Palace of Knossos |