Countryside enroute to Florina

Taken from the moving train, it was lovely being warm and looking out at the cold.

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January 18th 2009
On Tuesday 13th Jan 2009 we got up early to catch the train to Florina, the birth town of Michael. Florina’s population is 16,771 people (2001 census). It is in a wooded valley about 13 km south of the border with the former Yugoslavia Republic of Macedonia. Agriculture and some Tertiary Institutions located in Florina are the main source of employment. The train had heating and so we did not ... read more

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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

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