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Crete! (...finally)

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October 3rd 2008
**Sorry this has taken so long to get up, I feel like I've been playing catch up ever since we got back from the trip and just haven't had the time! Tuesday Sept. 23, 2008 After a day made long by anticipation, we finally boarded the CYA busses at 6:30pm to head to the port of Piraeus. Although I had expected a ferry resembling that which we took to Santorini, I was pleasantly surprised by ... 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