Olympic Rings

Sept 10-11

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September 11th 2008
Sept. 10, 2008 Just a fair warning, I am about to do a ton of bitching. Or, as the Greek say “ecw polla parapona” I have many complaints. To begin with, our oven is such a piece of crap. As I may have already mentioned, as if it doesn’t suck enough to not have a microwave, only one of our burners gets warm enough to cook anything on. So tonight, when I cooked chicken breast, rice and some � ... 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