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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]
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] Blog: Us, Al Gore and the Aborted Mount Athos Trek
Date: December 17th 2007
The notes of "Zorba the Greek" had accompanied us throughout the "Olympic" London-Athens flight. Radio cabled with gentle insistence, had somehow alleviated the suffering of bodies shaken by the turbulent central European winter skies. In Athens there was snow. Juan, at his first overseas journey, had joined me in London and after a few (but eternal) days of intolerable cold and wet weather we ... read more
Date: December 17th 2007
The notes of "Zorba the Greek" had accompanied us throughout the "Olympic" London-Athens flight. Radio cabled with gentle insistence, had somehow alleviated the suffering of bodies shaken by the turbulent central European winter skies. In Athens there was snow. Juan, at his first overseas journey, had joined me in London and after a few (but eternal) days of intolerable cold and wet weather we ... read more
