Greece
Greece is situated in Southeastern Europe, with an area of 131,957 sq.km. and a population of 10,964,020.
Athens is the capital of Greece with a population of 3,192,606.
Local time is GMT +2 hours.
Greece is much more than a predictable summer image of glorious sunsets and sandy beaches.
In Greece, you are standing at a crossroa ......more... | UK
Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two Wor ......more... |
Athens
Athens sights are clustered in an easy 8 sq km rectangle, running from Syntagma [NE] to Temple of Olympion Zeus[SE] to the south corner of Acropolis hill [SW] to Thision metro/Keramikos cemetary [NW]. Syntagma Square is where you get to see guards in fluffy bobble shoes outside parliament [picture above right] or catch the metro or airport bus. The ... ...more... | London
London used to be the world's largest metropolis and although it has ceded that title to the sprawling cities of the southern hemisphere, it's still a huge bewildering place if it's your first visit. Even if you speak English fluently you can only learn how to pronounce place names like' Greenwich' 'Leicester Square' and 'Chomondeley Place' by exam ... ...more... |
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