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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. To be updated

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By Drew2100
September 9th 2009
The Archeological Museum Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens
This museum is in downtown Athens, it holds a lot of interesting old history. We visited this museum for our Archeology in Athens class and we will continue to visit other sites almost every week. Next is the Acropolis. [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 9th 2009 | 36 Views | [diary=435225]

More reconstruction...
More wall paintings.
Bull Arches

Same thing, different day. A sweet Greek woman, Vassi, appeared in our life and took over selling at our booth. And could she sell!!! I still ran back and forth from booth to sing or dance, but it was sure a relief to have someone attending our merchandise. Lunch again at the restaurant across the street. Many trips to the park concession stand for our frappes. Hot. Humid. More ebbing and flowing of people. Sunset and more people show up. We see familiar faces from yesterday. A busload from Athens is rumored to be on its way. The vendors shop at [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 7th 2009 | 33 Views | [diary=434511]

Wilson
Johnny
David

A weekend on a Greek Island “Ok, so we’re stuck in the quicksand. What do we do now? Why did I even listen to you??” I was completely pissed off with Miki. An hour ago we took the dust road leading to the sandy beach of Prasonisi. We followed the 4WDs' tracks passed there before us. We sat on the beach watching the kite surfers playing some nice tricks in the windy spot, where the Aegean meets the Mediterranean sea. When we had enough, we started heading back inland, but this time tried a shortcut through a more virgin ground. It [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 24th 2009 | 62 Views | [diary=439971]

Our resort in Rhodes
Our resort in Rhodes
My birthday cake... :)

By jleclerc55
September 7th 2009
Grece et Rhodes Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens
Jusqu a present tout se deroule bien. Les sites archeologiques sont impressionnants mais remplis de toutistes. La temperature est toujours au rendez vous. Voici d autres photos de notre periple. A bientot Jacques [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 7th 2009 | 40 Views | [diary=434628]

Partenon
Athene ,changement de la garde
Pompei rue typique

Last day of the three-day event. New schedule. Jackie to pick up Mariah, David, Johnny and Wil at the house at noon. Didn’t seem a need to be there so early. And everyone was beat. Long days plus heat and humidity = drained and potentially cranky people. Lee and I slept late too back at the site. More people today. More audience participation in the intertribal and round dances. The busload from Athens waited for everyone to dress for pictures. First just us, and then everyone from Athens got into the picture. Very cute. It was the best day of [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 7th 2009 | 41 Views | [diary=434664]

Passing By
Another Intertribal
It's Hot!

Tuesday - Veria We settled in and trashed the house. Didn’t mean to, but we have soooo many suitcases. Regalia takes up at least one suitcase! Poor things. Our crap is everywhere and we’re too tired to be organized. Sophia made us lunch, and we were very grateful. Showers were a necessity -- 24 hours in a car, shoulder to shoulder, no air conditioning (did I tell you it’s hot?) -- we were overdue! Demetrius took Johnny and I to the local market to pick up some snack food (we are learning to hoard food) and breakfast items. We are always [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 6th 2009 | 20 Views | [diary=434308]


Road trip! On our way to Mt. Olympus, birth place of 12 of the “more important gods and goddesses” of ancient Greece. Not sure about the others, but I had envisioned a place of stark beauty, craggy sides of a single mountain, a vehicle road to the top, where we would all get out of the van. There would stand a partially crumbled altar where modern pilgrims still left offerings, even a stray bar of chocolate. Obviously I didn’t research Mt. Olympus before going up there; my fantasy was not even close to reality. It’s in a range of mountains [View Full Entry]

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Plateau of Muses
Mt. Olympus
Beautiful Scenery

Drove into town. Veria. Stopped by Demetri’s shop, “Ethnic Arts.” Cool stuff. Awesome clothes (for tiny people) and textiles from Nepal or places around there. Greece has really awesome clothes for women, tiny women, but I love the styles. Nothing I can wear. After a big sigh and a second of pouting, I was over it. I focused on items that were manufactured for other things -- home and personal accessories. That was fun. All of us spent some time in the shop -- some spent time and money, but who and what escapes me now. The drum was set [View Full Entry]

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Can We Help You?
Hanging Around
Side Street

We find out that although labeled as a pow wow, this event is not what we consider a pow wow. So, I’ll call it a “cultural festival.” There are five vendors: Lee and I (Sacred Grounds Trading Post), Ethnic Arts, Tdom Bah, George and wife from Athens and Merrick and Agnesta from Poland. We all have diverse items for sale. Johnny also has his cds for sale. The heat is relentless. Hot and humid, humid and hot. I know the guys are uncomfortable in their regalia. The crowd is like the tide -- ebbing and flowing. Not too many people [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 6th 2009 | 39 Views | [diary=434330]

Alexander the Great Birthplace
Vending
Friday Night

By Carly and Jez
September 5th 2009
Ancient Athens Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens
Day 497 (21/8/09) Steps 13548 After a sleep in we made our way into the centre of Athens to our Hotel Pergamos (good value with bathroom, breaky and wifi) just a short walk from Ominia Square home to pickpockets, prostitutes and drug dealers . Despite this Athens named is derived from the 'Goddess of Wisdom' and like Barcelona was given a facelift to the Olympics but remains a strange mix of the old and new. We checked in making the most of free internet to escape the unremitting heat of the day. Guided by the lonely planet we made a [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 16th 2009 | 67 Views | [diary=434054]

Parthenon take 2
Temple of Nike
The Amphiteatre Acropolis