This is a country of thousands of islands; the coast of the Aegean Sea has witnessed the two earliest civilizations of Europe: Minoan Civilization and Mycenae Civilization, then Greece started to experience a rough period in its history until 800B when a new civilization emerged in Greece. Immersing us in the period of glory, we can’t help ourselves recall the intricate Knossos Palace, the grand Lion Gate, the gracious Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, the matchless sculptures, and the magnificent temples; certainly, those old castles with broken walls bricks in front of us also make us feel sentimental: the feeling of be lost in the history rises up. Even the most grand castles and palaces couldn’t resist their aging, losing all their graciousness; however, we can’t doubt that there are things that never die: certain figures, and certain occasions, they can never be wiped out as time goes by. The impression of Greece, the sky painted in blue with out clouds; the brightness like a twenty eight years old young woman, who is healthy, positive, willing to learn and having no worries; and the sea colored by blue for thousands of miles; the peace like a forty year old young wife, who is diligent, virtuous, content, understanding, knowing how to fully reveal the beauty tested by the time. The impression of Greece, Greece has a soft and clean temperament which is transporting; Greece is filled with the romance of the Middle Ages, which makes you want to set your foot into this mysterious country of thousands of islands, bravely walking around this place…….Of course, at the moment when my both feet stepped on this piece of land, all my impressions gradually faded; as a matter of fact, the country illustrated by the images and words is merely part of Greece……
这是一个千岛之国，这片爱琴海沿岸的土地见证了欧洲最早的两大文明：米诺斯文明(Minoan civilisation)及迈锡尼文明(Mycenae civilisation)，之后希腊经历了一段坎坷的历史沉浮，直至公元前800年新的希腊文明诞生。漫步于那段流金的岁月，不由得让我们想起曲折迂回的克诺索斯迷宫、雄壮威武的狮子门、千古吟颂的荷马史诗、精彩绝伦的雕塑、典雅雄伟的神庙建筑，当然那些诉说着历史变迁的故垒废墟、残垣断壁、荒城古冢、破砖碎瓦也会同时一一从我们眼前掠过，总不免触景生情，亦难免感慨万千：历史失落感油然而生啊。即使是宏伟的城市、辉煌的宫殿，也因经不住人世的沧桑和岁月的磨砺而面目全非，但是我们相信有不朽的东西：有些人、有些事是永远不会湮没、失落于岁月的迷雾之中。
印象中的希腊，天空——是一派万里无云的蓝，明媚一如二八年华的少女，健康、积极、乐天好学，没有一丝心事；而海水——是一片无边无际的蓝，静谧又如四十少妇，勤劳、内敛，懂得知足、明白进退，晓得如何将经过岁月洗礼的风韵发挥得淋漓尽致。印象中的希腊，充满了温柔干净的气质，让人魂牵梦萦；充满了中世纪骑士的浪漫，让人不禁想投入希腊这个“千岛之国”的仙境、无畏地在其间闲庭信步……然而，当我的双脚触摸到希腊这片土地的那一刻起，一切的印象渐渐退去，原来这些从图片、文字中得到的印象并非希腊的全部……
