Having had a rather average education, I thought I had at
least a working
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knowledge of Greek mythology and a smattering of Greek history.
No, I didn’t. But that’s one of the reasons I travel: to learn things. Getting
on a bus for a half-day tour of an archaeological site I knew very little about
was excitement in and of itself. Going with a bunch of librarians, all talking
about what we were going to see – not necessarily in any common language – was
a very real treat. Hat, sunglasses, camera, and water bottle at the ready…let’s
go!
