The Amazing Greece by Hari Ramlochan

    

Hello! Please, join me in an adventure worth waiting for. Come with me

to a place one of the sunniest places in the world known as Greece.

This journey is going to be bright! First the reason I chose to write

about this place because I was really into the country and I learned

about ancient Greece back in middle school so I was really curious to

know more information about Greece. I always wanted to visit the

beaches and the buildings when I used to watch Rick Steve's Europe

where he visited many countries including Greece and when he went

there and I saw the beaches that’s where I figured where I wanted to

visit. Greece is located in Europe which is also home to many

different countries such as Germany and Russia to name a few. Capital

city of Greece is Athens which has a population of 3.1 Million people.

The most interesting thing about Greece is that it is known for their

historical agriculture and has amazing beaches where you can party all

day if you want to. For example the most infamous structure in Greece

is known as the Parthenon which was constructed in 447 BC. It is

located in the Athenian Acropolis, Tourists love visiting Greece just

to see the Parthenon. The Parthenon is a former temple and it is to

commemorate the goddess Athena who to some people is their patron. 
Amazing, Spectacular, and Unbelievable facts I found about Greece

throughout my research is Democracy was created in Greece, Olympic

games created and surprisingly I found out that Greece is one of the

sunniest places in the world. Ha! to me when I read that sentence I

didn’t believe what I was reading so I was surprised. I read about a

quote from one of my sources and it states "Greece has more than 2,000 islands, of which about 170 are inhabited;

some of the easternmost Aegean islands lie just a few miles off the Turkish coast.” I read some more

information about the islands and I thought that there were less than 2,

000 and so I was wondering what type of Islands are in Greece. I found

the islands which include Santorini, Rhodes, Corfu, and Amorgos. The

Biggest Island in Greece is known as Crete. The origin of where the

islands were named is to represent the ancient gods and kings that

were the inspiration of Island names. For example the Island Crete

means mighty and strong. The first people on the island were named

“Cueretas” and that’s how the name evolved into Crete. One important

thing I want people to know about Greece is that Greece along with

other countries such as India and China gave us maps. In the 6th

century (BC) was the first created set of maps. In the past people

used cave paintings as a way to navigate around the world but as maps

were starting to get produced the maps became more as a resource

overtime. Throughout my research I learned a lot more about Greece as

a country and what they are most known for. I hope that you have

enjoyed the journey.