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June 20, 2007 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Greece Packing Round 1. Greece includes over 2,000 islands, the largest of which is CRETE . 2. 98% of the people of Greece are members of the GREEK ORTHODOX Church. 3 Athens is the capital and largest city while THESSALONIKI is the second largest city. 4. This highest point in Greece is this mythical home of the gods. MT. OLYMPUS 5. Greece's biggest economic industry today is TOURISM . 6. Ruins of this ancient monument are visible from almost anywhere in Athens. THE ACROPOLIS Picture: cliff with while houses and water Departure Round 1. These spicy meatballs in tomato sauce are also called smyrna sausages. SOUTZOUKAKIA 2. Every June, Dolos hosts a re-enactment of the departure on his ship The ARGO . 3. This Greek novelist wrote "Zorba the Greek," which was made into a movie. NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS 4. The PINDUS Mountains are called the backbone of Greece. 5. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece won gold medals in all of these events except DISCUS THROW . Picture: huge canal On Tour 1. This statesman who became Archon of Athens in 594 B.C. is called a harbinger of democracy. SOLON 2. This island is famous for the Minoan site of Knossos. CRETE 3. These are all things to see in Thessaloniki except MEDIEVAL VENETIAN KASTRO . 4. Greece is noted for it`s abundant wild flowers like the IRIS (Greek word for rainbow). 5. Rhodes city's old town is divided into the Hora and the KNIGHT'S Quarter . 6. The golden mask of AGAMEMNON is a highlight at the National Archeological Museum in Athens. 7. The WINDMILLS that dot the terrain of Mikanos have become a symbol of the island. Picture: white building with red roof on a cliff 8. According to legend, the sacred island of Delos is the birthplace of both Artemis and APOLLO . 9. This retsinated wine is a Greece specialty. RETSINA 10. Shakespeare reportedly used this Ionian island as the setting for "The Tempest". CORFU 11. Crete's Samaria Gorge was made a national park to save the KRI- KRI from extinction. 12. The island of Sisnos is famous for the production of OLIVE OIL . Bonus Question One The highest point of the Acropolis is the Parthenon. The Greek word "Parthenon" means VIRGIN'S TEMPLE . Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Greece is Athens found? Area 3 Picture: amphitheater Slide Show 1. This island of white houses clinging to cliffs was formed by a huge volcanic eruption. SANTORINI 2. The canal that cuts through the Isthmus of Corinth links the Aegean and IONIAN Seas. 3. This town in central Greece is known for monasteries perched on pinnacles of huge rocks. METEORA 4. The Athens Theater of DIONYSUS , completed in 326 B.C. could seat 17,000 people. Clues for next destination: Umbrella Go away Trench coat Singin' |