Venetian Harbor
Had dinner at a restaurant on the harbor taking a couple of pix during the evening. View is of the south side with fortress. A bit before taking this pix a group of young folks paraded by casting handfuls of leaflets imploring Israel to "stop the genocide and free Palestine". While many people, including us, feel Israel has taken insufficient care to avoid civilian casualties, yet if someone did not voice abhorrence at the massacre of Israeli civilians, including babies, they forfeit the legitimacy to make this protest.
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 Worl... ... read more 
