While coaching football in suburban Maryland, I had the great joy of taking a month off in the summer of 1971 to explore Greece. I went at the invitation of Bill Taylor, a friend who I had met in college who had retired to live out his golden years in the Greek capitol. During my visit, I explored the Greek mainland, visiting Delphi, Olympus and Salonika as well as many other small towns in between.

For fun, I climbed up on a column in Olympia to have a fellow traveler snap this photo. Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.

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Located within the boundaries of Ardettos Hill, the First Cemetery of Athens and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Mets is, without a doubt, one of Athens’ most picturesque neighbourhoods. With its balanced mix of neoclassical mansions, a touch of Bauhaus architecture and a full serving of circa 1960s buildings, it is rarely mentioned in tourist guides.

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As a high school school teacher, I normally had a couple of months off for summer vacation. After the school year ended in 1972, I took a month to vacation in Greece and attend the International Olympic Academy held in Olympia, Greece. My host in Athens was Mr. Bill Taylor, former executive with S.A.S. Airlines, who I met while a student at George Washington University, who had invited me to be his house guest in the city where he had retired a few years earlier. Here I am clowning around, as if pretending to be a Greek statue. Those were the days.

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Sculptor and architect Polykleitos the Younger designed the ancient theatre of Epidaurus in the 4th century B.C. The sanctuary is dedicated to Asclepius, the Greek God of medicine. It is considered to be the most perfect ancient Greek theatre with regard to acoustics and aesthetics. In ancient times, the theater hosted music, singing and dramatic games that were included in the worship of Asclepius.

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Kastellorizo or Castellorizo is a Greek island located in the southeastern Mediterranean lying 1 mile off the south coast of Turkey. The island has become more popular since the 1991 Oscar-winning movie Mediterraneo, by Gabriele Salvatores, set on the island during World War II.

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