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Background: Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between royalist supporters of the king and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece was able to join NATO in 1952. A military dictatorship, which in 1967 suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country, lasted seven years. The 1974 democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. Greece joined the European Community or EC in 1981 (which became the EU in 1992); it became the 12th member of the euro zone in 2001.

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By DebzandSam
September 20th 2008

Athens City

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GlamGirls

So after 3 weeks sailing, it was great to finally have unlimited water and lots more tea!! As we arrived a day early due to weather we popped into Athens for the day and saw the Acropolis with the week 3 sailing gang. It was pretty amazing to see, especially as it was built 2500 years ago. We also saw the first of the modern Olympic stadiums, it is a shame they don’t build them like that anymore. It was great to arrive and spend some time with Shirin and Carolyn…. The first night Caro and I had a really nice [View Full Entry]

By Teplyn
September 19th 2008

Friday Sept 19

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A rather uneventful week in comparison to last weekend, but it was certainly appreciated. Our stove finally got fixed on Wednesday, along with our clogged toilet - apparently the roomies have yet to learn that you really cannot flush toilet paper here. Had a CYA “town meeting” last night to discuss any problems we’ve encountered these first few weeks living in Athens. While I admit the whole laundry situation is rather inconvenient, you would think it was the end of the world for some of the kids here! I guess I’m not the only one trying to adjust to an unfamiliar [View Full Entry]

By Rosadon
September 19th 2008

Two old turkeys in Greece

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Lufthansa treated us well
I admire these giants but do not enjoy the long flights.

That title line is probably old and sick but I use it anyway. Unfortunately, we are home without having been able to post any blog information because we simply could not arrange the download of pictures that I would have liked. So, I'm going to build that journey in 2 or 3 day stages, by locale, as we visitied Athens first, then hopped islands, then returned to the mainland for a 2nd 4-day tour. In broad terms, Greece is everything you dreamed of and more. Sometimes the more is not as enjoyable as the dreams but for thousands of years it [View Full Entry]

By Deborah
September 17th 2008

Update from 4 Go Missing in the Mediterranean!

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the harbour we arrived in
All is calm until a ship has to be loaded then "running of the bulls meets a riot" starts

Hello there folks, the circus has arrived in Istanbul, to the haunting sound of the call to prayer for the moslem faith, as it is Ramadan a particularly important call they say, and as I sit here and write this streams head for the wide range of mosques, ladies one side men the other - whilst the christians continue on with normal day.... Maybe Turkey is the recipe for getting this religious differences drama sorted!! Having been round since 10000 BC they've got through a few squabbles apparently!! A modern / historic mix of experiences to date here and very impressive [View Full Entry]

the santorini digs - another great internet effort deb

The seriously cute Santorini village of Oia

By dreamscometrue
September 17th 2008

This is, where I will live in 2009...

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View to Pallini (1)
Sept. 16th 2008

Here are some shots I took while driving around and from the balcony. [View Full Entry]

By Teplyn
September 16th 2008

Tues September 16

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Tuesday Sept. 16, 2008 A little sad to have to return to the reality of school after an amazing weekend on Santorini. Yesterday did some more exploring and found tofu and soy milk! Which I know probably isn’t too exciting for most of you, but I was pretty happy haha. Found out that Michigan lost to Notre Dame on Saturday…I know there are a few Cianbro folks who won’t let me live that down for a while to come. But hey, I’m abroad, so I am temporarily disassociating myself with Michigan football, especially if they continue to be so lame. My [View Full Entry]

By Myste
September 15th 2008

BIIIIG Fish BIG MONEY

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Hello Everyone! I wanted to tell you all about my lovely weekend on Aegina Island. Aegina is a small island about 40 minutes from Athens and is where many Athenians vacation in the summer. The island was covered in villas and houses on mountains. It was gorgeous and has a rich history besides simply being the first capital of Greece. According to mythology, Aegina was a beautiful princess with whom Zeus fell in love with. In order to be alone with her, he took her to this uninhabited island, and they had a son, Aeacus, who became the first king. We [View Full Entry]

By Myste
September 12th 2008

life is good

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Hi guys. Trying to keep up on my blogs and email feels like a full time job but i want to keep everyone up with my Grecian Adventures. This past week was the first of classes. We have 2 classes a day both 2 hours for 4 days a week. One is Greek and Roman mythology and the other 20th century Greece. both are pretty interesting but i have a hard time paying attention in class when the city of athens is calling me through the windows. but despite all this. i believe i am coming home soon. i experienced something [View Full Entry]

By Teplyn
September 11th 2008

Sept 10-11

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CYA 060
Doing HW at Starbucks =D

Sept. 10, 2008 Just a fair warning, I am about to do a ton of bitching. Or, as the Greek say “ecw polla parapona” I have many complaints. To begin with, our oven is such a piece of crap. As I may have already mentioned, as if it doesn’t suck enough to not have a microwave, only one of our burners gets warm enough to cook anything on. So tonight, when I cooked chicken breast, rice and some “briam” (egg plant, zucchini, onions, peppers and tomatoes) I had to do so rotating using a not so carefully devised method of rotating [View Full Entry]

By dreamscometrue
September 10th 2008

Some photos of Athens

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Greece

... for those who have never seen any pics of the town, I post some here. [View Full Entry]

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