Birthday cake?

Birthday on the Mediterranean

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July 3rd 2008
To be awakened by the sunrise on ones 21st birthday, in the Mediterranean, is a surreal experience. While drinking our morning coffee Gunter, Lois, and Randi Jo sang happy birthday to me, off key, but I think the happy birthday song is better that way 😊 Gunter and Lois gave me a beautiful necklace. It has several strands of aqua/turqoise colored beads that remind me of the ocean. I love it ... read more

Europe » Greece

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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