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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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Her er en kort update herfra :-) Vi har som sagt valgt at tage et par dage her i Patras (En hyggelig lille by), og i dag tog vi til Rion som ligger 10 minutters togkoersel herfra. Her er der en strand (Dog ikke helt saa paen som ved Vesterhavet ;-)) hvor vi kunne laane nogle solstole (Mod at vi koebte drikkevarer i ejerens bar) og her har vi saa daset hele dagen :-) Det var bare skoent at kunne koble af og bade i det Ioniske hav :-) Vejret er skoent (27 - 29 grader) og ved vandet var det [View Full Entry]

Henrik og Mette - Mette K. Frederiksen og Henrik Helth | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 29th 2009 | 35 Views | [diary=413411]

Vind i haaret.
Udsigt
Solbadning

SAA er vi endelig kommet til Graekenland. Fredag morgen tog vi med et tog fra Napoli til Bari hvor vi skulle sejle fra. Sejlturen tager omkring 15,30 time, og det er hundedyrt. Rederiet vi skulle sejle med ville have 16 Euro per person bare for at faa lov til at sidde paa daekket, og det var kun saa "billigt" fordi vi har Interrailpas. Ellers tog de 77 Euro per person for at faa et saede at sidde paa indenfor - saa vi valgte at tage daekket. Vi skulle sejle kl. 20 om aftenen, men allerede kl. 17 gik vi ombord. Vi [View Full Entry]

Henrik og Mette - Mette K. Frederiksen og Henrik Helth | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 28th 2009 | 32 Views | [diary=413057]

Paa skibet.
Uden mad og drikke...
Ombord

By Birdy85
May 20th 2009
Greece Europe » Greece » West Greece » Patras
We're ın Greece. I know you're not meant to pass opınıon when travel wrıtıng, the strength of the wrıtıng should convey all. Bugger ıt. We lıke Greece. We've only spent one day here but ıt has already endeared ıtself more than Italy dıd ın almost a fortnıght. Takıng that short ferry has shuttled us from one European country to another, whıch seems half a world apart. If not half a world ıt must have been a tıme capsule to a world half a century apart. We have travelled fıve hours from the ferr [View Full Entry]

Birdy85 - Joel Burdall | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 27th 2009 | 116 Views | [diary=402599]

'Our' beach
'Our' dog
'Chef'

Sunday !st March To those of you who have held your breath for the next exciting instalment .... I'm sorry! Catching up on 17th March. Leaving the ferry at Patras the sat nav. decided not to work , so we followed our new German friends out onto the highway, finding out later that they were following a greek man who was f0llowing .. no, not really. Later when the sat nav did work, we had a hair-raising journey , cars and motor bikes over-taking from both sides at great speeds. Finding Pireaus was o.k. but the Ferry terminal.. a night mare, [View Full Entry]

KayD - kathryn dinham | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: March 17th 2009 | 148 Views | [diary=382472]

KD in Cabin
Rob checks the facilities
Castle on Quay in Kos

Sunday 1st March 2009 We had agood start off to Ancona,a little misty on the along the road but no problems untill we got stopped by an Italian policeman for not having our lights on in a little tunnel, he fined us 30 euros! All the while people are thundering past at twice the speed limit. Bastardo! The scenery was unexpectedly beautifull all the way along the Auto strada Atlantico. Arriving at the Ferry port in good time to buy tickets and be near the front of the queue. Rob was chatting to a Greek man in front , who suggested [View Full Entry]

KayD - kathryn dinham | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: March 1st 2009 | 58 Views | [diary=377694]

KD on board
Igoumenitsa

Thoughts so far: Some random thoughts on the trip so far. The high (good) points. The Alps, climbing out of the rain into glorious sunshine, and the run to Mt Blanc. The Valle De Aosta and stopping in Pont St Michael. Eating in Bourg En Bresse, regional French food of great quality. The hotel had antique bikes, They let me sit on a pre-war Guzzi. The low (bad) points The rain in France, learning that my boots leak. Being able to to wring out leather. Being wet. The ugly. The rain from Dijon to Bourg en Bresse, the spray. An hour [View Full Entry]

Omentide - Ashley and Hilary | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 14th 2008 | 28 Views | [diary=287247]

Lunchstop

On Sunday, July 15th, we traveled by car for 3 hours, (certainly it would have taken me 9 hours for sure with the 2 lane hiway with most driving on the shoulder to allow traffic to pass in the middle from both sides) and with all the turns and curves. Nick is a fast driver as all are here. The road goes through country and cities and villages, through the Korinthos Canal. Beautiful. Also beautiful was the new hugh Rio Antirrio Suspension Bridge at Patra. So impressive. The overnight stay at Alex's apartment and then to the beech and eating picalea [View Full Entry]

Dianna - Greek Goddess | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 29th 2007 | 43 Views | [diary=197122]

Photo 1

By Jen and Laura
June 3rd 2007
We made it! Europe » Greece » West Greece » Patras
Well, our cruise was everything we hoped for and more. First of all, we bough deck class. Its a 30ish hour ferry and we bough deck class, which means we were crammed into a big room (ok, not crammed, but there were maybe 50 other people in the room) that was half inside and half outside. So, if it got cold, we were basically screwed. Just before the boat took off, people started claiming their spots in the room. People pulled out hammocks, cots and airmattresses. Laura and I, and 2 other girls, were the only people without the sleeping [View Full Entry]

Jen and Laura - Jen and Laura | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 3rd 2007 | 116 Views | [diary=165220]

Cruisin'

I left Corfu on saturday the 7th of april for the peloponese city of Patras. As i carfully stepped over borken peices of pottery, which had been hurled from windows as part of the easter celebrations, and doged the horeds of people and fire works that were randomly being set off, I considered trying to stay on the island for a bit longer. But I had already booked passage on on a ferry that would sail for 8 hours to the main land, and besides i had spent almost a week on the Island and I was getting a little [View Full Entry]

HEPHAESTUS - James Emerson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 10th 2007 | 86 Views | [diary=147171]

view of patra
fortress wall
jimmyjames on the fortress wall

Down the cliff, a night-lit city spread before us. Above in the star-studded sky, bats swept through the spotlights. Within, there were only three of us, travelers raiding a silent fortress. We crept about the shadows, discovering the silence of an overcome fortress, and when daylight rose, we left toward a theatre; one of the largest, most grandiose and well preserved of the antiquities. Upon the very top of its limestone steps, the singular pluck of a violin reached our ears soundly while various tongues bellowed in a one-minute fame of limelight. With the days to come, we furthered o [View Full Entry]

cam2yogi - Cameron Karsten | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 30th 2006 | 859 Views | [diary=92069]

Center Stage
Palamidi Ablaze
Misvoola & Shade


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