Athens: Matt in ruins
Friday, June 24, 2011
Siena at the Acropolis
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
A video postcard from siena at the Acropolis in Athens.
First meal in Athens!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Mousaka, souvlaki, lamb and chicken kebabs, spinach, and a mysterious honey cinnamon dessert. A great first meal in Athens, from Rosalia in Exarchia Square.
Ahoy, Athens!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
After 20 hours on 3 different flights, Marconauts have landed in Athens!
Marconauts abroad! On to Amsterdam
Monday, June 20, 2011
Flat Marco joins the MarcoNauts as they head to Europe!
MarcoNauts Abroad: From the Producer
Sunday, June 19, 2011
From the Desk of the Producer
While we’re in production in Europe for the next three weeks, we’ll be doing some different things than we usually do on the Team Marco Polo blog. The Team (Matt, Siena, & Gabi) will be posting items of interest to kids. I’ll be chiming in with observations for grown-ups. After long planning of the “Civilization Tour” to Greece and Rome, we were hit by news of serious police actions in Athens last week. Our travel team debated for several days about the prudence of travelling to the area while the actions continued. But several things made us decide to go.
First, travel always presents risks. Â The easiest thing by far is to sit in the easy chair and watch TV. Â But then the view you get of the world is distorted by the little lens that tends to follow the most incendiary aspect of life. Obviously, with kids, the rule is “first, do no harm.” But once you’re satisfied that you will be safe (after all, millions of people live in Athens and deal with these issues every day), you need to be prudent. Â Needless to say, the Team was very excited about the prospect of visiting the cradle of democracy. Â We spoke to friends who lived in Athens, travel agents who had just arrived back from there, and even one of the kids’ teachers who has family there, and was about to go herself. Â Their advice: GO!
So, off we go–carefully, but with the sense of anticipation and excitement that comes from exploring a new place for the first time. Â Gabi (10), Siena (14), and Matt (16) will be blogging about things that interest kids. Â We hope you enjoy!
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Where in the World is Steve Ricks?
Saturday, June 18, 2011
We’ll be posting photos of our favorite Euronerd on our European trip this summer. While the real Rick Steves is in Turkey, his silly doppelganger will be tooling around the Peloponnesus and Italian Boot. You can download and print Steve Ricks and post links to your photos in the comments and let us know where YOU took Steve Ricks!
Click on me to print!
