Farewell Greek Isles :(

This is mine, Mitchell's, and Bryant's last day at the Greek Isles. We would say our farewells, but instead we sit in our room and type about it. My own favorite part of the Greek Isles is learning about the mythology. I'd love to stay here, but I'd rather not.

Mitchell- My favorite part of staying here was learning about the Greek Civil War.I don't want to leave, but we have to.

Bryant- My favorite part was seeing all the buildings and learning about all the cultures. I had a good time, but I'd hate to say it. Farewell Greek Isles.

Survival Guide for the Greek Isles

This is the survival guide for the Greek Isles

1. food

2. something to drink

3. weapons

4.good knives

5. cooking stuff ( pots and pans)

6. rope

7. clothes

8. tent

9. ax

10. electronics ( gameboy, DS, laptop, Ipad/touch/phone)

11.a piece of pie

12. ( the most important step) something fuzzy

Greek Holidays/Traditions

Hey, Bryant here. I'm here to show you some of the holidays/traditions in Greece.

Januray sixth is Epiphany. They celebrate the birth of Jesus. It is marked by the blessing of the waters.

The Carnival, Also known as Apokries, is expressed by three weeks of dancing, and eating. Some of the carnival parades take place in Corfu, Patra, Xanthi, and Rethymna.

March the twenty fifth is The feast of Annunciation. On this day, they celebrate the day Angel said Mary was the incarnation of Christ. They have a big feast celebrating it

April the twenty third is the Feast of Saint George. This celebrates the knight that killed the dragon. They have a feast celebrating it.

The day of the holy spirit takes place about 30 days after easter. They celebrate the day the holy spirit presented to Apostles.

August 15th is the day of the Assupption of Virgin Mary. This celebrates Mary's asent to heaven. Pilgrimages take place in all places of Greece.

Greek Olympics

Greece is well known for it's olympic games and the ancient Greek Olympics. The ancient olympic games were very different than our modern day olympics. They lacked rules, for example how the athletes are allowed to have physical contact with each other, although this rule was probably only missing at the first olympics. This is the sign for the olympics, even today.

Although, the olympics did kind of dissapear for awhile. No one entirely knows when this happened, but as soon as it did, no one really seemed to care. But suddenly, in 1821, people decided to try to revive the olympics. This revival act began after the Greek War of Independence. The idea first popped up in a poem called "Dialogue of the Dead", published in 1833. Honestly, nothing much is known about this revival act, because it happened more than a couple thousand years ago. But off of the subject, let's talk about the sports they did.

Javelin Throw -

This sport consists of throwing a spear-like stick as far as possible. It's pretty straight forward, but only the strongest compete in this sport.

Discus Throw:

This sport is somewhat like the javelin toss, but is even more physically demanding. It consists of throwing a disc as far as possible after spinning a few times. Don't spin to much or you'll be too dizzy, don't spin to little or you won't get very far at all!

Track and field:

This one isn't really a sport by itself, because it consists of many things, such as the hurdles, or the long jump, maybe the sprint? Or the polevault. But since it's all about running, I decided to just put it in one.


That's all I know about the olympics. But there are a lot more olympic sports!

Greek entertainment

Hi, I'm here to tell you about Greek entertainment. Greeks like bowling, rollerskating,go karts, and parks. When I bowled I got a TURKEY!!! I'm a good roller skater,but I can't do it backwards. When I past a park kids were running around like wild hooligans. I had a lot of fun with the go karts. Too bad that this is the last day, but I had a LOT of FUN.

The Greek Civil War

Hi, I'm here to tell you about the Greek Civil War. The Greek Civil War was part of the Cold War that lasted from 1946 to 1949. It was fought between the Greek govern army with the U.K,U.S.A, and the Democratic Army of Greece vs. the military branch of Greece Communist Party with the help of Bulgaria,Yugoslavia,and Albania. The first signs of the civil war occurred in 1942-1944 during the Occupation. The western supported government forces won the war. The civil war left Greece with a vehemently anticommunist secerity establishment. These are the casualties and loses of the war. For the Hellenic army 15,268 dead, 37,255 wounded, 3,843 missing and 865 deserters. For the Hellenic Gendarmerie 1,485 dead, 3,143 wounded, and 159 missing. Also 1,000,000 people were reloacated during the war.

Greek Mythology

Greece is a great place and all, but it's mainly known for it's mythology. Did you know that all the planets in our solar system are based off of a god from Greek religion? Here are a few of the "monsters" I guess you could say.

                                                           Cyclops:

         , Wait that's not right.

 There we go...

Cyclops are One Eyed giants, This one is from the original Clash of the Titans.  They are supposedly aggressive and are very hard to kill.

Cerberus:

....Close enough

There is only one Cerberus, and he is the pet to the god "Hades."

He guards the gate to the underworld, and only allows the dead to enter. But never leave.

Echidna:

Before I get a picture for this, you'll be expecting a spiny ant-eater.

but it's not.

Definitely not.

Most people are reminded of gorgons when they see a echidna in Greek mythology, but there is a difference.

Echidnas are half nymph, half speckled snake. They lack the gorgon power of turning men into stone. They are ageless, but not immortal.

Gorgons:

Gorgons are monsters with snakes for hair, there are only 3 gorgons. There's Medusa, Phorcys, and Ceto.

They were all sisters, Phorcys and Ceto were immortal. Medusa was not.

And last but not least,

HARRY POTTER!

just kidding.

Pegasus:

Pegasuses (?) are winged horses, the first thing people usually think of is Hercules when they see the word.

Pegasuses are often thought of as heavenly horses instead of just winged. They aren't immortal, and can be killed.

Greek Tourist Attractions

Hey, Bryant here. I'm here to show you some of the Greek tourist attractions.

Athens

Corfu

 

Crete

Kos

Mykonos

Azores

Greek Animals

Hi Mitchell here. I'm here to inform you about Greek animals.

The animals you see are the jackal, porcupine,and pelican. These are just some of Greece's animals. They also have many different reptiles and a large variety of fish.Jackals eat small and medium sized animals. They are also scavengers. They can run up to 9.9 mph.Porcupines are rodents( the 3rd largest ). The common porcupine is a herbivore. They also climb trees. Pelicans eat fish,amphibians,crustaceans,and sometimes smaller birds. The Dalmatian Pelican is the largest. At 33 pounds,72 inches, and with a 10 foot wingspan.

Top 10 Greek Exports

1. Oilfield and drilling equipment

2. Other petroleum products

3. Vegetables and preparations

4. Writing and art supplies

5. Aluminum

6. Dairy products and eggs

7. Stone, sand, cement, and lime

8. Other tobacco, waxes and non-food oils

9. Telecommunications equipment

10. Toiletries and cosmetics

Finally arrived at the Greek Isles!

 Arrival Date

After a long trip (4 weeks) , we finally made it! After months of being sea sick, with food I can't imagine eating every day, being cramped up in a boat, and all the other problems boats have, we made it! This is the first thing we saw after leaving the dock.

WINDMILLLLLLLLLLLLL

And THIS is where we'll be staying, It's called Posiedons Inn. It is a 4 star hotel. It has resteraunt, a pool outback, nice workers , and a indoor hot-tub

Well, it's getting late, we need to get some sleep.

Greek Isles Trip Day 1

Mitchell- Entry 1

  I’m so excited about going to the Greek Isles!  These are the things I know so far. The Greek Isles are located in the Mediterranean Sea.  The population is 10,041,414 as I have heard. The main languages are Greek, English, and French. The area of the islands is 50,942 square miles.  The capital is Athens. The main islands are Crete, and Euboed. That’s all I have right now, writing again soon.

Ryan- Entry 1

     Hey, Ryan here. I’m on a boat heading to the Greek Isle.  I don’t know that much, but I know this much.  The currency in Greece is euros which is equivalent too 1.37 dollars in America.  The Greek Isles are located in the Mediterranean sea. The most known languages are English, Greek, and French. The largest and most populated islands in Greece is Crete, and I forgot the other one. I need to go, will write more later!

Bryant – Entry 1

            We’re on the boat heading to the Greek Isle. I can’t wait to see what kind of things will be there! Before we left I decided I would search up about the Greek Isle so I would know things about it before I got there. Greek’s current population (as of 2010) is 11,305,118. The current currency there is euros. 1 euros is equal to 1.37 US dollars. The main language in Greece is demotic. Well would you look at that, dinner’s ready! Write more soon.