Theater

Athens

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February 21st 2008
Welcome to Athens: Actually, welcome to Patra and a 5AM train ride into Athens. We were in company of Rick, a very nice Canadian we met on the Ferry from Venice who's family owns a raspberry farm outside of Vancouver. Heather seems to have a 6th sense at navagating the trains, subways, and buses of these cities and got us from Patra to Athens quite quickly. I tend to rely more heavily on my ... read more

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

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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 Worl... ... read more