Greek Food

While in Greece I ate a lot of Greek salad, olives, gyros, tzatziki, souvlaki, and moussaka. Greek salad has lettuce, tomatoes, olives, feta cheese, onions, and olive oil. Olives are incorporated some way into every meal. Gyros is a type of sandwich on pita bread with slices of meat, tomatoes, onions, and tzatziki sauce. This sauce is made from Greek yogurt, garlic, cucumbers, salt, and olive oil. Souvlaki is Greece's version of a shish kebab. Moussaka is a type of casserole with ground meat, pasta, and eggplant.

Greek Salad

moussaka and french fries

gyro

Greek Orthodox Church

The Greek Orthodox Church is the most practiced religion in Greece. 98% of the Greek population are part of this church. The outside of the Greek cathedrals are not always elaborate as some Catholic cathedrals. The Greek Orthodox churches don't have statues, only paintings and mosaics.

Parthenon

The Parthenon is one of Greece's most ancient buildings. This masterpiece of architecture is located on top of the highest point in Greece's capital, Athens. The building is a temple dedicated to the Greek god of wisdom, Athena. It was completed in the 5th century BC. Unfortunately, the site was bombed at one point and the explosion damaged the Parthenon. However, now there are many restorations being done so that it can continue to survive the millennia.  

the crane being used for restorations inside the Parthenon

the Greek flag flying atop the Acropolis

a shot of the Parthenon from further away

a close up of the columns

Greek Alphabet

The English alphabet has 26 characters whereas the Greek alphabet has 24.